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Geochemical Model for Rapid Carbonate Precipitation of Travertines

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Geomicrobiological Properties and Processes of Travertine

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In the last chapter, we demonstrate the daily processes of the sub-mm-scale lamination. When favorable geochemical and hydrological conditions sustain, travertine can grow at a rate of tens of centimeters per year and tens of meters per a thousand years. Our founding strongly supports the previous statement that one of the most notable features of travertine is its rapid growth (or carbonate precipitation) rate (Kitano 1963; Folk et al. 1985; Pentecost 2005). In addition, recognition of the daily lamination enables to determine the growth rate of travertine that is enormous in comparison with the growth rate for tufa in non-hydrothermal karst settings (Ford and Pedley 1996). Andrews (2006) suggested that the tufa growth rate seldom exceeds 10 mm/year, and comprehensive studies in southwestern Japan revealed that the rate ranges from 3 to 8 mm/year (Kano et al. 2007; Kawai et al. 2009). Growth rate of a typical travertine is two orders of magnitude higher than that of a typical tufa.

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  1. School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Akihiro Kano

  2. Kochi Core Center, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

    Tomoyo Okumura

  3. Faculty of Education, Saga University, Saga, Saga, Japan

    Chizuru Takashima

  4. Dept of Earth and Planet Sys Sci, Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

    Fumito Shiraishi

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Kano, A., Okumura, T., Takashima, C., Shiraishi, F. (2019). Geochemical Model for Rapid Carbonate Precipitation of Travertines. In: Geomicrobiological Properties and Processes of Travertine. Springer Geology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1337-0_6

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