Common sedimentary authigenic minerals include calcium carbonate, apatite, and clays.
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Faujasite occurs in vesicles within basalt and phonolite lava and tuff as an alteration or authigenic mineral.
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There is a clear relationship between known hydrocarbon discoveries at great depth in the Gulf slope and chemosynthetic communities, hydrocarbon seepage, and authigenic minerals including carbonates at the seafloor ( Sassen et al ., 1993a and b ).