Calcite growth under controlled diffusion.
The growth of calcite was studied in a gelatin-gel medium under variable environmental conditions by 2 different methods. The results suggest that the organic matrix, the temperature, the diffusion fluctuation depending on ionic concentrations, and the presence of additives exert a fine control on the evolution of single crystals, polycrystalline aggregates, and highly structured concretions of calcite.
D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D003460:Crystallization; D005780:Gelatin; D005782:Gels; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008954:Models, Biological
D005782:Gels; D005780:Gelatin