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lysocline  

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  • The lysocline is the ocean depth at which the rate of solution of calcium carbonate exceeds its rate of deposition. (Adapted from: Moureau M. & Brace G. (2000). Comprehensive Dictionary of Earth Science - Dictionnaire des Sciences de la Terre. Paris, Technip.)

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