On Biomineralization (Google eBook)

Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences California Institute of Technology Heinz A. Lowenstam Professor Emeritus, Isotope Department Weizmann Institute of Science Stephen Weiner Associate Professor, Rehovot

Oxford University Press, Apr 6, 1989 - Science - 336 pages

Focusing on the basic principles of mineral formation by organisms, this comprehensive volume explores questions that relate to a wide variety of fields, from biology and biochemistry, to paleontology, geology, and medical research. Preserved fossils are used to date geological deposits and archaeological artifacts. Materials scientists investigate mineralized tissues to determine the design principles used by organisms to form strong materials. Many medical problems are also associated with normal and pathological mineralization. Lowenstam, the pioneer researcher in biomineralization, and Weiner discuss the basic principles of mineral formation by organisms and compare various mineralization processes. Reference tables listing all known cases in which organisms form minerals are included.

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: 3
• The Macromolecules: 20
• Controlled and Uncontrolled Biomineralization Processes: 26
• The Real World: 41
• PROTOCTISTA: 50
• Foraminiferida: 60
• Haptophyta Coccolithophoridae: 67
• CNIDARIA: 74
• MOLLUSCA: 88
• ARTHROPODA: 111
• Spicule Formation in Sea Urchin Larvae: 127
• Ascidiacea: 140
• Cartilage: 167
• Enameloid: 180
• Enamel: 182
• SOME NONSKELETAL FUNCTIONS: 189
• Functions of Biologically Formed Magnetite Crystals: 196
• An Iron Storage Macromolecule: 202
• Increase in the Amount of Biogenic Mineral Formed in Marine Warm: 208
• Environmental Influences on Trace Element and Oxygen Isotopic: 217
• Environmental Influence on Skeletal Growth: 223
• Evolution of Phosphate Mineralization: 240
• The Evolution of Composite: 247
• INDEX: 309

Bibliographic information

• Title: On Biomineralization
• Authors: Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences California Institute of Technology Heinz A. Lowenstam Professor Emeritus, Isotope Department Weizmann Institute of Science Stephen Weiner Associate Professor, Rehovot
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1989
• ISBN: 0195364198, 9780195364194
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Science / Earth Sciences / General