One of the major things they leave behind is carbonates.

产生的一个主要质就是盐。

My imagination was signated by the carbonates.

我的想象被盐印证了。

Take limestone, a chalky rock rich in minerals called carbonates.

以石灰岩为例，这是一种富含盐矿的白垩质岩石。

Carbonate minerals come from carbon dioxide and water a key ingredient of life.

盐矿二氧化水，是生命的关键成分。

The pearl mullets are unique to Turkey and thrive in Lake Van's salty carbonated water.

珍珠鲻鱼是土耳其独有的，在凡湖的盐水中茁壮成长。

The gluten goes to form your muscles or flesh, the lime hardens your bones, and the starch warms your body and gives you strength for your work.

小麦粉能够形成你的肌肉, 盐可以加固你的骨骼, 而粉则带了身体所需的热量与体能。

Meanwhile the changing chemistry of the oceans lowers the abundance of carbonate ions, making it harder for corals to form their skeletons.

同时，海洋化学质的变化降低了盐离子的丰度，使得珊瑚更难形成骨骼。

But at greater depths, the water isn't quite as saturated with calcium and carbonate, and thus calcium carbonate is easier to dissolve.

但在更深的地方，水里的钙盐的饱度不高，因此钙更容易溶解。

And lastly, carbonate rocks like limestone or dolostone yield whitish flour, sometimes producing chalky aqua or jade green tones.

最后，像石灰岩或白云岩这样的盐岩，会产生偏白色的岩粉，有时会让湖水呈现出粉笔般的浅蓝色或翡翠绿色调。

Scientists will compare samples taken from salda to the suspected carbonate materials detected at Jezreel.

科学家们将把从萨尔达采集的样本与在耶斯列陨石坑发现的可疑盐质进行比较。

Simply put, when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, carbonate in the ocean decreases and shell-building gets harder to do — at least for a moment.

简单地说，当大气中的二氧化浓度升高，海水中的盐减少，短时间内更难合成贝类。

And so, if you're able to detect carbonates in the soil, that gives you an indication that there were living organisms.

所以如果能检测到土壤中的盐，这就说明这些曾经是活的有机体。

Small amounts of carbonate minerals have also been found on asteroids, including the near-Earth asteroid Bennu and the dwarf planet Ceres.

在小行星上也发现了少量的盐矿，包括近地小行星本努矮行星谷神星。

But lifeless processes can make carbonate-rich rocks like limestone, too.

但无生命的过程也可以产生富含盐的岩石，比如石灰岩。

Given enough time, the physics and chemistry of the ocean will cause the " dissolving depth" to rise, and more shells on the seafloor will return their calcium and carbonate back to the water, restoring normal levels.

只要有足够的时间，海洋的理化学反应就会使 “溶解深度”上升，海底更多的贝壳就会把它们的钙盐还原到海水中，恢复正常水平。

Mars's warmer, wetter past makes it the second-best place in the solar system to find carbonates.

火星温暖潮湿的过去使它成为太阳系中发现盐的第二好地方。

To culminate its mission, the rover will seek the carbonate-rich shores of the ancient lake.

为了完成其使命，火星车将探寻古代湖泊富含盐的湖岸。

The asteroid also appears to have large stores of carbonate minerals.

这颗小行星似乎还蕴藏着大量盐矿。

Benchmark Minerals, a consultancy, estimates that carbonate prices are four times what they were on average between 2016 and 2021, when many big projects were commissioned – mines take about five years to build.

咨询公司Benchmark Minerals估计，盐价格是2016年至2021年平均水平（当时许多大型项目启动，矿山建设大约需要五年时间）的四倍。

It's no surprise that sea creatures have made use of these abundant compounds, but the way calcium and carbonate are woven together into various shapes is surprisingly artful.

海洋生利用这些丰富的化合并不奇怪，但钙盐交织在一起形成各种形状的方式却出人意料地巧妙。