Crystallization of calcite from amorphous calcium carbonate: Earthworms show the way

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 257-261

  Lee, Martin R ^a   Hodson, M E ^b   Langworthy, G N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c ERM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; BIOGENIC MINERAL; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EARTHWORM;

EID: 57249108610     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.257     Document Type: Conference Paper

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