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Authigenic carbonate rock collected on the Blake Ridge Diapir.


Authigenic carbonate rock collected on the Blake Ridge Diapir. Note how the carbonate matrix material cements shell fragments, creating a porous rock. A sediment-covered authigenic carbonate boulder was discovered on the Cape Fear Diapir and could mark the location of a former cold seep. Photo courtesy of C. Ruppel.


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