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On earth, most carbon is Stored in rocks and sediments. While rest is located in oceans, atmosphere, and in living organisms.
Carbon is also found in the atmosphere where it's a part of carbon dioxide gas emitted when fossil fuels are burned and when living organisms breathe. It's in organic matter in the soil, and it's in rocks. But far and away the most carbon on Earth is stored in a surprising place: the ocean.