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The oxygen isotope exchange reaction between water and calcium carbonate has been studied over the temperature range 190°C to 750°C. Equilibrium constants for the reaction have been measured and fit the equation: lnK=2725T−2for all temperatures above 0°C. The implications to geological thermometry are discussed.
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Robert N. Clayton (1959) studied this question.
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