Precipitation of the minerals that make up this rock is driven by degassing of carbon dioxide, resulting in the formation of speleothems in many caves.
The mineral that constitutes this rock has three polymorphs, of which vaterite is the least common. The Trona Pinnacles in California are made of a type of this rock that precipitated when saturated groundwater interacted with alkaline lake water. The Colosseum was built from a form of this rock known as travertine, while coquina is a type of this rock whose name refers to the (*) shells of marine creatures that constitute it. Precipitation of the minerals that make up this rock is driven by degassing of carbon dioxide, resulting in the formation of speleothems in many caves. For 10 points, name this type of rock that erodes to form karsts, metamorphoses into marble, and is primarily made of aragonite and calcite.
The mineral that constitutes this rock has three polymorphs, of which vaterite is the least common.
limestone