#carbonate — Public Fediverse posts

Hygienic conditions in Pompeii’s early baths were poor: Limescale deposits in wells, pipes, and bathing facilities provide information about Pompeii's ancient water supply 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/hygienic-conditions-in-pompeiis-early-baths-were-poor/

#WaterManagement #Pompeii #geoarchaeology #carbonate #geosciences #geoscience

It's back to the #RockyIntertidal of #Washington's #SanJuanIslands this #MarineLifeMonday, this time to visit an odd #seaweed group. Coralline red #algae are distant relatives of plants, but they're named because they look like some types of #coral. In fact, this similarity is more than skin-deep. Just as coral animals often encase themselves in calcium #carbonate shells, these algae line their cell walls with the same #mineral, making them much more rigid than other #seaweeds.