Meanings
nouncap carbonate (plural cap carbonates)
plural cap carbonates
- geographyA carbonate unit immediately overlaying a glacial diamictite, found only in sediments deposited immediately after a Snowball Earth episode.
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cap carbonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cap%20carbonate
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