文石
溶解
海底扩张
地质学
地球化学
矿物学
材料科学
化学
海洋学
方解石
物理化学
作者
Heidi van de Mortel,Louise Delaigue,Matthew Humphreys,Jack J. Middelburg,Sharyn Ossebaar,Karel Bakker,João Trabucho‐Alexandre,A. W. E. van Leeuwen‐Tolboom,Mariëtte Wolthers,Olivier Sulpis
摘要
Abstract Carbon dioxide entering and acidifying the ocean can be neutralized by the dissolution of calcium carbonate, which is mainly found in two mineral forms. Calcite is the more stable form and is often found in deep‐sea sediments, whilst aragonite is more soluble and therefore rarely preserved. Recent research shows aragonite may account for a much larger portion of marine calcium carbonate export to the ocean interior via the biological pump than previously thought, and that aragonite does reach the deep sea and seafloor despite rarely being buried. If aragonite is present and dissolving at the seafloor it will raise local pH and calcium and carbonate concentrations, potentially enough to inhibit calcite dissolution, representing a deep‐sea, carbonate version of galvanization. Here, we test this hypothesis by simulating aragonite dissolution at the sediment‐water interface in the laboratory and measuring its effects on pH using microsensors. We show that the addition of aragonite to calcite sediment, overlain by seawater undersaturated with respect to both minerals, results in an unchanged alkalinity flux out of the dissolving sediment, suggesting a decrease the net dissolution rate of calcite. In combination with a diagenetic model, we show that aragonite dissolution can suppress calcite dissolution in the top millimeters of the seabed, locally leading to calcite precipitation within 1 day. Future research efforts should quantify this galvanization effect in situ, as this process may represent an important component of the marine carbon cycle, assigning a key role to aragonite producers in controlling ocean alkalinity and preserving climatic archives.
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