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Preferred term

CAC03  

Definition

  • A chemical compound that is a common substance found in rocks in all parts of the world, and is the main component of shells of marine organisms, snails, coal balls, pearls, and eggshells. Calcium carbonate is the active ingredient in agricultural lime, and is created when Ca ions in hard water react with carbonate ions creating limescale. (en)

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  • 2013-08-05 14:20:34.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (CAC03 [50fd29da-a846-4dd6-98e8-e826b75eeda7,105477] - KARST PROCESSES [9cd875b0-210b-458f-b208-1690f50820d0,86105]);
  • 2013-08-20 12:25:32.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A chemical compound that is a common substance found in rocks in all parts of the world, and is the main component of shells of marine organisms, snails, coal balls, pearls, and eggshells. Calcium carbonate is the active ingredient in agricultural lime, and is created when Ca ions in hard water react with carbonate ions creating limescale. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/50fd29da-a846-4dd6-98e8-e826b75eeda7

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