An Overview of Biomineralization Processes and the Problem of the Vital Effect

Research Article| January 03, 2003 An Overview of Biomineralization Processes and the Problem of the Vital Effect Steve Weiner; Steve Weiner Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Patricia M. Dove Patricia M. Dove Department of GeoSciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2003) 54 (1): 1–29. https://doi.org/10.2113/0540001 Article history first online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Steve Weiner, Patricia M. Dove; An Overview of Biomineralization Processes and the Problem of the Vital Effect. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2003;; 54 (1): 1–29. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/0540001 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search "Biomineralization links soft organic tissues, which are compositionally akin to the atmosphere and oceans, with the hard materials of the solid Earth. It provides organisms with skeletons and shells while they are alive, and when they die these are deposited as sediment in environments from river plains to the deep ocean floor. It is also these hard, resistant products of life which are mainly responsible for the Earth's fossil record. Consequently, biomineralization involves biologists, chemists, and geologists in interdisciplinary studies at one of the interfaces between Earth and life."(Leadbeater and Riding 1986) Biomineralization refers to the processes... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.