Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 1995 · 313 citations · 0 references
Igneous RocksHydrogeologyContinental-scale Groundwater FlowEngineeringCarbonate MineralsFractional CrystallizationIgneous PetrogenesisGeologyIgneous PetrologyGeochemistryHydrogeologic SystemPetrologyHydrologyEarth ScienceMineral Geochemistry
Carbonatites are igneous rocks formed in the crust by fractional crystallization of carbonate-rich parental melts that are mostly mantle derived. They dominantly consist of carbonate minerals such as calcite, dolomite, and ankerite, as well as minor ...Read More