Biomineralization / / ed. by Patricia M. Dove, James J. De Yoreo, Steve Weiner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Physical Sciences 2000 - 2014
• MitwirkendeR: Bazylinski, Dennis A.,; Cohen, Anne L.,; De Yoreo, James J.,; Dove, Patricia M.,; Erez, Jonathan,; Evans, John S.,; Frankel, Richard B.,; Henriksen, Karen,; Knoll, Andrew H.,; McConnaughey, Ted A.,; Perry, Carole C.,; Van Cappellen, Philippe,; Veis, Arthur,; Vekilov, Peter G.,; Weiner, Steve,; Young, Jeremy R.,
• HerausgeberIn: De Yoreo, James J.,; Dove, Patricia M.,; Weiner, Steve,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2018]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry , 54
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIV, 381 p.)

Volume 54 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry focuses upon the various processes by which organisms direct the formation of minerals. Our framework of examining biominerals from the viewpoints of major mineralization strategies distinguishes this volume from most previous reviews. The review b...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• COPYRIGHT
• REVIEWS
• DEDICATION
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• 1. An Overview of Biomineralization Processes and the Problem of the Vital Effect
• 2. Principles of Molecular Biology and Biomacromolecular Chemistry
• 3. Principles of Crystal Nucleation and Growth
• 4. Biologically Induced Mineralization by Bacteria
• 5. The Source of Ions for Biomineralization in Foraminifera and Their Implications for Paleoceanographic Proxies
• 6. Geochemical Perspectives on Coral Mineralization
• 7. Biomineralization Within Vesicles: The Calcite of Coccoliths
• 8. Biologically Controlled Mineralization in Prokaryotes
• 9. Mineralization in Organic Matrix Frameworks
• 10. Silicification: The Processes by Which Organisms Capture and Mineralize Silica
• 11. Biomineralization and Evolutionary History
• 12. Biomineralization and Global Biogeochemical Cycles