# carbonate–silicate cycle

> term in chemistry: long-term transformation of silicate rocks to carbonate rocks by weathering and sedimentation, and the transformation of carbonate rocks back into silicate rocks by metamorphism and volcanism

**Wikidata**: [Q209890](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209890)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonate–silicate_cycle)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/carbonate-silicate-cycle


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013