The microstructure of the fibrous layer of terebratulide brachiopod shell calcite

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 693-697

  Schmahl, Wolfgang W ^a   Griesshaber, Erika ^a   Neuser, Rolf ^a   Lenze, Anette ^a   Job, Reinhart ^b   Brand, Uwe ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachiopoda; Calcite; EBSD; Shell ultrastructure; Texture

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; FIBERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TEXTURES;

ARBITRARY DIRECTION; BACKSCATTERING DIFFRACTION; BRACHIOPODA; EBSD; INORGANIC/ORGANIC; LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; SHELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; SYMMETRY DIRECTION;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

CALCITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLLUSC; SHELL;

BRACHIOPODA; MEGERLIA TRUNCATA;

EID: 3242885593     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2004/0016-0693     Document Type: Article

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