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← GeographyWhich outcome results from increased atmospheric carbon increasing carbonic acid near limestone formations?
A)Accelerated erosion in karst landscapes✓
B)Decreased albedo of sedimentary rocks
C)Increased silicate mineral precipitation
D)Slower metamorphic mineral formation rates
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Erosion accelerates in karst landscapes because carbonic acid enhances the chemical weathering of limestone via dissolution, increasing solution widening of fissures; therefore faster runoff erosion results, rather than mineral precipitation or metamorphic changes which occur at other scales.
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