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Vaterite in Lake Water
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Vaterite in Lake Water

  • CHARLES C. NATHAN1 

Nature Physical Science volume 231, page 158 (1971)Cite this article

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IN a recent communication, Rowlands and Webster1 pointed out that the occurrence of vaterite in nature is extremely rare compared with other forms of calcium carbonate, for example, calcite and aragonite. I wish to report some additional relevant information.

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  1. Rowlands, D. L. G., and Webster, R. K., Nature Physical Science, 229, 158 (1971).

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NATHAN, C. Vaterite in Lake Water. Nature Physical Science 231, 158 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci231158a0

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