Biomineralization /
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : Mineralogical Society of America, c2003. |
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| Description: | xiii, 381 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry, 1529-6466 ; v. 54 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5160653 |
Table of Contents:
- An overview of biomineralization processes and the problem of the vital effect / Steve Weiner and Patricia M. Dove
- Principles of molecular biology and biomacromolecular chemistry / John S. Evans
- Principles of crystal nucleation and growth / James J. De Yoreo and Peter G. Vekilov
- Biologically induced mineralization by bacteria / Richard B. Frankel and Dennis A. Bazylinski
- The source of ions for biomineralization in foraminifera and their implications for paleoceanographic proxies / Jonathan Erez
- Geochemical perspectives on coral mineralization / Anne L. Cohen and Ted A. McConnaughey
- Biomineralization within vesicles : the calcite of coccoliths / Jeremy R. Young and Karen Henriksen
- Biologically controlled mineralization in prokaryotes / Dennis A. Bazylinski and Richard B. Frankel
- Mineralization in organic matrix frameworks / Arthur Veis
- Silicification : the process by which organisms capture and mineralize silica / Carole C. Perry
- Biomineralization and evolutionary history / Andrew H. Knoll
- Biomineralization and global biogeochemical cycles / Phillipe Van Cappellen.
