Crystalline structure, orientation and nucleation of the nacreous tablets in the cephalopod Nautilus

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 457-465

  Mutvei, Harry ^a   Dunca, Elena ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crystalline structure; Nacreous tablets; Nautilus shell; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649286520     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-010-0060-2     Document Type: Article

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