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When the solubilities of calcium and magnesium carbonates approach one another, dolomite will precipitate directly from solution. In sea water this happens at a minimum salinity of four to six times that of normal sea water and when the pH after effective abstraction of carbon dioxide is 8–9
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LIEBERMANN, O. Synthesis of Dolomite. Nature 213, 241–245 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213241a0
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