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The distribution and composition of deep-sea carbonates depend upon three major factors: carbonate productivity, terrigenous sedimentation, and the degree of carbonate saturation within the ambient waters. Carbonate productivity is greatest in the surficial waters of those oceanic areas having high biologic productivity. Such locations include areas of upwelling (for example, equatorial upwelling) and those areas peripheral to the major gyres of oceanic circulation (such as the Gulf Stream). Lowest productivity occurs within central oceanic gyres, such as the Sargasso Sea.
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Milliman, J.D., Müller, G., Förstner, U. (1974). Deep-Sea Carbonates. In: Recent Sedimentary Carbonates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65528-9_8
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