Resolving Internal Structures and Composition of Biominerals: The Case of Calcitic Prisms of Mollusk Shells
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DOI: 10.1017/s1431927620013379
Abstract: Prismatic layers are, depending on the taxonomy, aragonite or calcite [4, 5]. Calcite prisms of Pteriomorpha have geometrical shape, with polygonal sections (Fig. 1A-L), but their inner structure differs. The longitudinal faces of Pinna prisms… read more here.
Keywords: internal structures; pinctada; composition biominerals; fig ... See more keywords