Research Article

Ferroan Dolomitization by Seawater Interaction with Mafic Igneous Dikes and Carbonate Host Rock at the Latemar Platform, Dolomites, Italy: Numerical Modeling of Spatial, Temporal, and Temperature Data

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Summary of the proposed conceptual model of Latemar dolomitization. (a) Onset of dolomite formation. Seawater becomes enriched in Fe and Mg during interaction with mafic dike minerals. (b) When this modified seawater composition interacts with platform limestone, ferroan and nonferroan dolomite replace limestone.
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