Carbonate minerals can be used as inorganic carbon source for microbial methanogenesis resulting in mineral dissolution under stable alkaline conditions, according to soil enrichment culture ...

which leads to the dissolution of calcium carbonate. This mineral makes up everything from coral skeletons to shells and is found throughout the sea bed. Calcium carbonate reacts with the carbon ...

Sinkholes form when groundwater dissolves layers of soluble rock, such as limestone, carbonate, or salt beds, beneath the surface. Over time, the dissolution of these minerals creates voids in the ...