Biomineralization: Elemental and Organic Influence in Carbonate Systems.
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| Title: | Biomineralization: Elemental and Organic Influence in Carbonate Systems. |
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| Authors: | Cusack, M.1 Maggie.Cusack@ges.gta.ac.uk, Freer, A.1 |
| Source: | Chemical Reviews. Nov2008, Vol. 108 Issue 11, p4433-4454. 22p. 16 Diagrams, 10 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Biomineralization, Calcium carbonate, Corals, Foraminifera, Coccolithophores, Nucleation |
| Abstract: | The article discusses biomineralization in carbonate systems. Some of the carbonate systems include amorphous calcium carbonate, corals, foraminifera, coccolithophorids, brachiopods and mollusc. Coccolithophores and foraminiferans are devoid of a periostracum and instead nucleate biominerals within intracellular vesicles. |
| Database: | Engineering Source |
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