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Carbonation is a process of chemical weathering where carbon dioxide in the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid, which reacts with calcium carbonate in rocks and gradually dissolves them over many years, potentially forming cave systems. The carbonic acid produces calcium bicarbonate that is washed away, leaving impurities behind in the rock. Stalagmites and stalactites form in caves as water deposits calcium carbonate while releasing carbon dioxide.

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