1. SACRAMENTO
STATE
Geology 103A Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Tim Horner Geology Department, CSU Sacramento
Lecture #20:
Carbonate composition and stability
Reading assignments:
Boggs, 5th ed., pp

2. Common carbonate minerals and their crystal systems
From Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 3rd edition.

3. Calcite vs. aragonite seas in the geologic record
Mg may have inhibited Calcite deposition
From Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th edition, p. 150

4. Chemical composition of carbonates
From Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 3rd edition.

5. Biological effects on calcite formation
From Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th edition, p. 150

6. Carbonate compensation depth

7. Carbonate in the World’s oceans
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8. Carbonate equilibria in the world's oceans