Abstract
Sedimentary carbonate rocks consist predominantly of carbonate minerals (as the name suggests). There are two main classes of carbonate rocks, dolomites and limestones. The first one is modally dominated by dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2], the second by calcite (CaCO3). The rocks often also contain variable amounts of quartz (SiO2) in addition to the two carbonates minerals (siliceous dolomites, siliceous limestones).
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Bucher, K., Frey, M. (1994). Metamorphism of Dolomites and Limestones. In: Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03000-4_6
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