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It isn't a picture of mold, but a stock photo of "cave pearls, a kind of calcium carbonate deposit that forms in limestone ...

Effects of Formation Mineral Compositions on the Performance of High- & Low-Salinity Brine Injection in Carbonate Reservoirs. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 12, 1008-1023. doi: ...

Researchers have identified two starfish species in ancient ritual offerings unearthed 33 years ago in Tula, Mexico.

Found all over the world, calcite is the most stable form of calcium carbonate and is the main mineral found in limestone.

In a breakthrough study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have shown that, ...

Calcium deposits can be caused by things like infection, aging, or medical treatments like surgery or cancer therapy. They occur when calcium builds up in soft tissues, where it isn't supposed to be.

From loose rocks to glue The traditional way of making cement is by heating limestone in kilns hot enough to melt rock ... of ...

In theory, remaining nutrients like inorganic phosphate would adsorb or stick to the surface of the porous limestone bedrock as the wastewater plume travels in ... In the Florida Keys, the water ...

Concrete is Earth’s second-most-used material behind water, creating about four times more CO2 emissions than planes. Some companies are trying to revolutionize the industry.

First, limestone is heated at high temperatures to produce a highly reactive caustic powder called quicklime, or calcium ...

Rock rich in calcium and/or magnesium ... Bicarbonate can be further converted in the soil and stored as solid carbonate (limestone). Or it can leach into groundwater, then rivers to the sea ...