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Which outcome increases when CO2 concentration drops inside caves?

A)Slower stalactite mineral deposition
B)Increased flowstone formation rates
C)Rapid calcite crystal formation
D)Accelerated speleothem erosion cycles

💡 Explanation

Slower stalactite deposition occurs because the Solubility Pump mechanism relies on dissolved CO2; therefore, degassing reduces Calcium Carbonate precipitation rates, rather than accelerating formation, flowstone deposition, or erosion rates, due to changed conditions.

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