Aragonite (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Aragonite

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An aragonite crystal -- with its characteristic "sheaf of wheat" look -- consumed a particle of amorphous calcium carbonate as it formed.

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Nielsen et al. 2014/<i>Science</i>

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