Amorphous calcium carbonate in the shells of adult Unionoida

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-249

  Jacob, D E ^a   Wirth, R ^b   Soldati, A L ^a   Wehrmeister, U ^a   Schreiber, A ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous calcium carbonate; Diplodon chilensis patagonicus; FIB TEM; Hyriopsis cumingii; Raman spectroscopy; Vaterite

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

BIVALVIA; DIPLODON CHILENSIS; HYRIOPSIS CUMINGII; MOLLUSCA; UNIONOIDA;

EID: 78751566530     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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