Multilevel modular mesocrystalline organization in red coral

American Mineralogist

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 242-248

  Vielzeuf, Daniel ^a   Floquet, Nicole ^a   Chatain, Dominique ^a   Bonneté, Françoise ^a   Ferry, Daniel ^a   Garrabou, Joaquim ^b   Stolper, Edward M ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineral; Calcite; Complex shape; Corallium rubrum; Crystallography; EBSD; Hierarchical organization; Mesocrystal; Modularity

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BIOMINERALS; COMPLEX SHAPES; CORALLIUM RUBRUM; EBSD; HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATIONS; MESOCRYSTAL; MODULARITY;

CALCITE;

CALCITE; CORAL; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; ORIENTATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 77950199440     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2010.3268     Document Type: Article

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