Nucleation and Growth of Calcite on Native Versus Pyrolyzed Oyster Shell Folia.

From: The Biological Bulletin | Date: February 1, 2000| Author: DILLAMAN, R. M.; MOUNT, A. S.; SIKES, C. S.; WHEELER, A. P.; WIERZBICKI, A. | Copyright information

C. S. SIKES [1,*]

A. P. WHEELER [2]

A. WIERZBICKI [3]

A. S. MOUNT [2]

R. M. DILLAMAN [4]

Abstract. The thin sheets of calcite, termed folia, that make up much of the shell of an oyster are covered by a layer of discrete globules that has been proposed to consist of agglomerations of protein and mineral. Foliar fragments, treated at 475[degrees]C for 36 h to remove organic matter, were imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM) a...

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