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Sedimentary rocks are usually divided into: siliciclastic rocks and carbonate rocks. Siliciclastics are usually composed of the weathering products of older rocks carried and delivered to a basin of deposition by rivers. Carbonate rock, however, are generally composed of carbonate minerals (e.g. Calcite, Dolomite, Anhydrite..) these minerals form either biologically (as skeletons of sea organisms such as foraminifera, rudists and corals) or chemically by sea water. The most famous carbonate rock is probably Limestone, other rocks include: Dolostone (aka Dolomite) and evaporites; interesting to note that Marble is metamorphosed limestone.
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∙ 14y agoLimestone is made of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
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∙ 14y ago- Such common rocks are Marble and Lime stone.
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∙ 15y agolimestone, chalk and marble.
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∙ 13y agoLimestone, calcite chalk and marble.
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∙ 14y agochalk
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How is carbon dioxide released into the air by carbonate rocks?
When acid rain reacts with the carbonate rocks, carbon dioxide is usually released into the air.
Are all rocks magnetic?
No. Mainly rocks with a high content of iron. Rocks such as silica or calcium carbonate are not.
Caves and caverns are formed in carbonate rocks by?
The reaction of carbonic acid in rain and groundwater with the carbonate rock.
How is carbon dioxide released from carbonate rocks into the atmosphere?
by means of plants
What rocks are dissolved by rain?
Although the carbonic acid contained in rainwater aid in the erosion of all rocks, most susceptible are the carbonate rocks such as limestone.
What is the effects of carbonate racks to global climate?
There are two effects of carbonate rocks to the global climate. The two effects of carbonate rocks to the global climate are dissolution and deposition.
How does carbonate get into rocks?
There is carbon dioxide in the sea and animals die and falkl to tyhe sea bed and create carbonate in rocks
What has the author A E Adams written?
A. E. Adams has written: 'Atlas of sedimentary rocks under the microscope' -- subject(s): Atlases, Rocks, Sedimentary, Sedimentary Rocks 'A color atlas of carbonate sediments and rocks under the microscope' -- subject(s): Carbonate Rocks, Pictorial works, Rocks, Carbonate, Thin sections (Geology)
How is carbon dioxide released into the air by carbonate rocks?
When acid rain reacts with the carbonate rocks, carbon dioxide is usually released into the air.
Where does alkalinity come from?
carbonate containing rocks
What makes marble result?
Carbonate rocks.
Are all rocks magnetic?
No. Mainly rocks with a high content of iron. Rocks such as silica or calcium carbonate are not.
Calcium carbonate is a major component of which sedimentary rocks?
Calcium carbonate is a major component of sedimentary rocks such as limestone, chalk, and marble. These rocks form from the accumulation of marine organisms' shells, coral reefs, and precipitated calcite minerals.
What has the author CH Moore written?
C.H Moore has written: 'Carbonate reservoirs : porosity evolution and diagenesis in a sequence stratigraphic framework / Clyde H. Moore' -- subject(s): Carbonate Rocks, Diagenesis, Rocks, Carbonate
Caves and caverns are formed in carbonate rocks by?
The reaction of carbonic acid in rain and groundwater with the carbonate rock.
What has the author Terence P Scoffin written?
Terence P. Scoffin has written: 'An introduction to carbonate sediments and rocks' -- subject(s): Carbonate Rocks, Carbonates, Sediments (Geology)
What has the author Richard David Harvey written?
Richard David Harvey has written: 'Lake marls, chalks, and other carbonate rocks with high dissolution rates in SO2-scrubbing liquors' -- subject(s): Marl, Chalk, Carbonate Rocks 'Thermal expansion of certain Illinois limestones and dolomites' -- subject(s): Limestone, Dolomite 'Petrographic properties of carbonate rocks related to their sorption of sulfur dioxide' -- subject(s): Carbonate Rocks
