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Robert Nathan Ginsburg, a geologist and carbonate sedimentology professor at the University of Miami, ran one of the coolest marine laboratory offices this side of James Bond.
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NASA has made a number of significant discoveries about Mars this year, such as confirming the absence of carbonate in rocks there.
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These microscopic algae build their own armor by surrounding themselves with dozens of limestone, or calcium carbonate, scales.
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As the atmosphere inside changed, water droplets rich in calcium carbonate and carbon dioxide dripped through the cave at a slow enough rate to release carbon dioxide into the air.
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The calcium carbonate collects on adjacent surfaces.
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Sediment cores showed that the mounds contain layers of methane hydrates and precipitated calcium carbonate, which is produced by the bacteria that break down methane.
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Coquina rock consists of shell fragments and quartz grains held together by calcium carbonate and formed when higher sea levels covered the present-day coastline.
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Through a process not yet fully understood, little balls of the material then give way to aragonite, the form of calcium carbonate that makes up a mature coral skeleton.
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First Known Use of carbonate
1788
Recent Examples of carbonate from the Web
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Beverages were coffee, tea or mors, a non-carbonated drink usually made from lingonberry and cranberry.
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That mixture is sweetened with pure cane sugar and carbonated.
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Avoiding carbonated caffeinated drinks and foods that can cause reflux—such as fatty, spicy and acidic foods—
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Although the flavors can vary wildly, expect saisons to be spicy and heavily carbonated.
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In the next post, her face has started to carbonate.
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By contrast, the Chiarli is produced in far greater quantity and, like most Lambruscos, is carbonated in bulk in pressurized tanks.
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Phillips rethinks the classic sipper as a cocktail made from a red wine base, which is force carbonated and placed on draft.
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First Known Use of carbonate
1805
CARBONATE Defined for Kids
carbonate
playDefinition of carbonate for Students
carbonated
;carbonating
: to fill with carbon dioxide which escapes in the form of bubbles a carbonated soft drink
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