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Inhibition of apatite precipitation in the marine environment by magnesium ions

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In this paper, an amorphous calcium phosphate precipitate rapidly converts to apatite in Mg-free sea water through exchange of magnesium for calcium, but no conversion was observed in normal sea water over an eight month experiment.
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This article is published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.The article was published on 1970-05-01. It has received 143 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Amorphous calcium phosphate & Magnesium ion.

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Calcium Carbonate Formation and Dissolution

TL;DR: Analysis of Calcium Carbonate−Organic Matter Interactions and Biominerals and Nanophase Carbonates: General Considerations 3.3.1.
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Petrology of sedimentary rocks

TL;DR: The physical, chemical, and biologic properties of sedimentary rocks, as revealed by petrographic microscopy, geochemical techniques, and field study, are discussed in this paper.
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Early diagenesis of organic matter in Peru continental margin sediments: Phosphorite precipitation

TL;DR: Pore water chemistry (total dissolved CO 2, NH 4, NO 3, NO 2, PO 4, Si(OH) 4, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, SO 4, H 2 S and F, and titration alkalinity) and sediment characteristics (porosity, dry bulk density and formation factors) were determined on a centimeter-scale spacing in the upper 20-40 cm of sediments under intense upwelling areas on the Peru continental shelf as discussed by the authors.
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The Global Phosphorus Cycle

TL;DR: A brief overview of the various components of the global phosphorus cycle is given in this paper, including a discussion of the most pressing research questions currently being posed and research efforts presently underway to address these questions.
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Sm-Nd in marine carbonates and phosphates: Implications for Nd isotopes in seawater and crustal ages

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the possibility of establishing Nd isotopic variations in seawater over geologic time by examining calcite, aragonite, and apatite as possible phases recording seawater values of ϵ_(Nd).
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The genesis of carbonate apatites

Lloyd Leroy Ames
- 01 Aug 1959 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the formation of a carbonate apatite by phosphate replacement of calcite in alkaline solutions and the structural positions of the carbonate groups are discussed, which indicate calcite replacement by low concentrations of phosphate to be the principal mechanism of formation of marine phosphorite deposits.
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Sea Water: Saturation with Apatites and Carbonates

TL;DR: Pacific Ocean water, on the average, appears to be slightly supersaturated at all temperatures with hydroxyapatite and carbonate fluorapatites.
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