Abstract
Magnesium ion inhibition of calcium carbonate (calcite) formation explains present-day controls on carbonate formation in Pyramid Lake. Concentrations of magnesium ion are sufficient to reduce calcium carbonate nucleation rates and calcite formation rates in present-day supersaturated lake water. Calcium carbonate nucleation and crystal growth measurements in the presence of magnesium ion are consistant with whole-lake whitings and carbonate mound formation in and around Pyramid Lake.
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