Goethite in Radular Teeth of Recent Marine Gastropods
- 27 July 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 137 (3526) , 279-280
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.137.3526.279
Abstract
The x-ray diffraction patterns of the denticle material from several species show that the material consists of the mineral goethite. This is the first indication that goethite is precipitated by marine invertebrates. The mineralogy of the denticle caps has biologic and geologic implications.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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