Factoid/2010/02/12
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Finding Out the Past Chemical Composition of Seawater
- "Calcium carbonate veins record the chemical evolution of seawater as it flows through the ocean crust and reacts with the rock. The composition of past seawater can therefore be determined from suites of calcium carbonate veins that precipitated millions of years ago in ancient ocean crust." - excerpt from this UnderwaterTimes.com article.
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