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Frozen

Frozen

Figure 8.2 World distribution of carbonate rocks.
Source: Adapted from Ford and Williams (1989, 4)

Impurities
(100 per cent)

Rocks
with some
cent) carbonate Impurities
(per 50 (e.g. calcareous sandstone) 50
Impurities (per cent)

Calcareous Dolomitic
Dolomite dolomite limestone Limestone
(impure) (impure) (impure) (impure)

10 10
Dolomite (pure) Calcareous dolomite Dolomitic limestone Limestone (pure)
Mineral 10 50 90 Mineral
dolomite Calcite as a percentage of carbonate calcite
(100 per cent) (100 per cent)
Figure 8.3 Classification of carbonate rocks.
Source: Adapted from Leighton and Pendexter (1962)