Those laboratory experiments showed how the initial precipitation of a metastable "precursor" (such as magnesium calcite) will change gradually into more and more of the stable phase (such as dolomite or magnesite) during periodical intervals of dissolution and re-precipitation.
Percobaan laboratorium tersebut menunjukkan bagaimana presipitasi awal "prekursor" metastabil (seperti magnesium kalsit) akan berubah secara bertahap menjadi fase yang lebih stabil (seperti dolomit atau magnesit) secara berkala selama interval pelarutan dan presipitasi ulanh.