Seafloor Carbonate
![Image shows rubble on the seafloor covered in loose sediments](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/FK190612-Carbonate%20reef-20190614--.jpg?itok=WmygQ49C)
Detailed Description
A carbonate reef, made up of various pieces of carbonate rock covered in sediment. The carbonate likely formed when methane-eating bacteria in the sediments caused the environment to become alkaline, resulting in carbonate precipitating out to form the rocks.
Sources/Usage
Courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute