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    The document summarizes how calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in limestone and other rock structures can be dissolved and rebuilt through natural solution processes. Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide to form carbonic acid, which then reacts with calcium carbonate in limestone and other rocks, dissolving it into calcium and carbonate ions. This process can form sinkholes, caverns, and travertine terraces through deposition of dissolved calcium carbonate, as seen in examples from the Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Yellowstone National Park, and Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia.

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    The document summarizes how calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in limestone and other rock structures can be dissolved and rebuilt through natural solution processes. Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide to form carbonic acid, which then reacts with calcium carbonate in limestone and other rocks, dissolving it into calcium and carbonate ions. This process can form sinkholes, caverns, and travertine terraces through deposition of dissolved calcium carbonate, as seen in examples from the Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Yellowstone National Park, and Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia.

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    The document summarizes how calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in limestone and other rock structures can be dissolved and rebuilt through natural solution processes. Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide to form carbonic acid, which then reacts with calcium carbonate in limestone and other rocks, dissolving it into calcium and carbonate ions. This process can form sinkholes, caverns, and travertine terraces through deposition of dissolved calcium carbonate, as seen in examples from the Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Yellowstone National Park, and Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia.

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    Solution Processes

    Dissolving and rebuilding rock structures made of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

    Rain falling through the atmosphere

    H2O + CO2 = H2CO3 (Carbonic acid)

    Carbonic acid + limestone (CaCO3) =


    ++Ca

    + --C O3 ions in solution

    Sink hole North Rim Grand Canyon

    Sink hole North Rim Grand Canyon

    Sinkhole in Florida
    Hess 10th ed, p 472

    Entrance Carlsbad caverns

    Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park

    Travertine terraces (calcium carbonate)

    The building stone travertine is formed by solution deposits of CaCO3.

    In the country of Croatia there is an interesting national park near the town of Plitvice, called Plitvicka Jezera.

    It consists of a series of lakes in a large limestone canyon. These lakes have each been built by naturally formed travertine dams. Lets take a look.

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