Nano to macroscale biomineral architecture of red coral (Corallium rubrum)

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1799-1815

  Vielzeuf, Daniel ^a   Garrabou, Joaquim ^b   Baronnet, Alain ^a   Grauby, Olivier ^a   Marschal, Christian ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Calcite; Growth ring; Mesocrystal; Nanograin; Red coral; Three dimensional micro nano hierarchical structure

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

GROWTH RINGS; MESOCRYSTAL; MICRO-NANO; NANO GRAINS; RED CORAL;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORAL; INTERFACE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; ORGANIC MATTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TORTUOSITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 58049114231     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2923     Document Type: Article

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