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The unsung skeleton of mountains, seashells, and your antacid's fizzy revenge.
rock starLimestone and marble are basically pressed calcium carbonate
ocean bufferCarbonate keeps seawater from turning dangerously acidic
baking secretSodium bicarbonate releases CO2 to make cakes rise
shell builderCorals and mollusks mine seawater for carbonate
carbon sinkVast carbon stays locked underground as carbonate rock