Multiple Choice
How does most calcium- magnesium carbonate rock form?
A) by direct precipitation from seawater but dolomite selectively dissolves so most carbonate sedimentary rocks are limestone
B) by diagenetic replacement of Ca by Mg in limestone
C) in salt lakes and evaporite basins of continental interiors
D) from volcanic hot springs in the deep sea
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