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What is the carbonate compensation depth?

A depth where carbonate shells dissolve.

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  1. A depth where plankton bloom
  2. A depth where carbonate shells dissolve ✔
  3. A depth where waves break

Why: Below this depth, calcium carbonate dissolves more easily.

Huh, didn't know that: Below this depth, calcium carbonate dissolves more easily.

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This depth makes shells disappear.
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Answer: A depth where carbonate shells dissolve. Below this depth, calcium carbonate dissolves more easily.

  1. Oceanography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanography
    carbonate shells and skeletons dissolve below the carbonate compensation depth
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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