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Heterogeneous Nucleation and Growth of CaCO3 on Calcite (104) and Aragonite (110) Surfaces: Implications for the Formation of Abiogenic Carbonate Cements in the Ocean
- Hongmei Tang,
- Xiao Wu,
- Haiyang Xian,
- Jianxi Zhu,
- Jingming Wei,
- Hongmei Liu and
- Hongping He
Although near-surface seawater is supersaturated with CaCO3, only a minor part of it is abiogenic (e.g., carbonate cements). The possible reason for such a phenomenon has attracted much attention in the past decades. Substrate effects on the heteroge...