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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A class of rock consisting chiefly of carbonate minerals.  Examples include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=limestone limestone], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=dolomite dolomite], and carbonatite.  Most carbonate rocks are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sedimentary sedimentary].
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A class of rock consisting chiefly of carbonate minerals.  Examples include [[limestone]], [[dolomite]], and carbonatite.  Most carbonate rocks are [[sedimentary]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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roche carbonatée (Fr.); rocha carbonatada (Port.)
 
roche carbonatée (Fr.); rocha carbonatada (Port.)
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
* Submitted information  Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.
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* osé Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, Submitted information, 2009.
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: Carbonate Rock (accessed March 2010)
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* Wikipedia: Carbonate Rock (accessed March 2010)
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 09:22, 20 May 2022

Description

A class of rock consisting chiefly of carbonate minerals. Examples include Limestone, Dolomite, and carbonatite. Most carbonate rocks are Sedimentary.

Synonyms and Related Terms

roche carbonatée (Fr.); rocha carbonatada (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • osé Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, Submitted information, 2009.
  • Wikipedia: Carbonate Rock (accessed March 2010)