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Mineralization by Organisms and the Evolution of Biomineralization

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Biomineralization and Biological Metal Accumulation

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An updated compilation of biogenic mineral diversity and distribution is presented and a comparison is made between pathologically- and normally-formed minerals. The known associations of different minerals in individual organisms are tabulated and the various mineral forming processes involved in their deposition, are discussed. In particular, it is noted that “organic matrix-mediated” mineralization seems to be utilized by certain monerans for forming mineral deposits. This observation may have important implications with regard to the evolution of “matrix-mediated” mineralization.

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  1. Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA

    H. A. Lowenstam

  2. Isotope Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    S. Weiner (Incumbent of the Graham and Rhona Beck Career Development Chair)

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, State University of Leiden, The Netherlands

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Lowenstam, H.A., Weiner, S. (1983). Mineralization by Organisms and the Evolution of Biomineralization. In: Westbroek, P., de Jong, E.W. (eds) Biomineralization and Biological Metal Accumulation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7944-4_17

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