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Carbonate–silicate cycle

term in chemistry: long-term transformation of silicate rocks to carbonate rocks by weathering and sedimentation, and the transformation of carbonate rocks back into silicate rocks by metamorphism and volcanism

Pronunciation
/ˈkɑːbəneɪt – ˈsɪlɪkeɪt ˈsʌɪkəl/
/ˈkɑrbəˌneɪt – ˈsɪlɪkɪt ˈsaɪkəl/