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Microscopy of Mother-of-Pearl Suggests Novel Formation Mechanisms

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Daniel S. Burgess

The iridescent substance called nacre, or mother-of-pearl, is of particular interest to materials scientists because this layered arrangement of CaCO3 crystal platelets is some 3000 times more resistant to fracture than pure crystal. An understanding of nacre thus promises to enable the development of tougher and/or lighter building materials. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl, is a material of interest to researchers because it is thousands of times more resistant to fracture than pure CaCO3 crystal. A study has discovered the presence of an amorphous CaCO3 layer in nacre, contradicting epitaxial...Read full article

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    Published: December 2005
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