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In recent years, the phenomenon of oscillatory zoning has been established in more than 70 rock-forming and accessory minerals having been formed in different geological media [Shore & Fowler, 1996]. Observations of oscillatory zoning in solution-grown calcite crystals are reported by Reeder et al. [1990]. In these calcites periodic zonal variations in Mn2+ content were not correlated with changes in any bulk solution parameters, and it was interpreted that the oscillatory behavior developed autonomously. Wang and Merino [1992] describe a dynamic model for calcite grown from an aqueous solution containing growth-inhibiting cations such as Mn2+. This model, based on a feedback involving H+ accumulation, surface adsorption, and calcite growth inhibition is able to autonomously produce oscillatory changes of Ca2+ and H2CO3 concentrations adjacent to a calcite growth surface without large-scale changes in bulk water chemistry.
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Bryksina, N., Halden, N., Mejia, S. (2011). Fractal Statistics of Modeled Zoning Patterns in Calcite. In: Minai, A.A., Braha, D., Bar-Yam, Y. (eds) Unifying Themes in Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17635-7_8
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