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The Use and Potential of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Studies of Biological Mineralization

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Mössbauer Spectroscopy Applied to Inorganic Chemistry

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Biological mineralization may appear to be an unusual combination of ideas—biology and minerals—but it refers to a phenomenon that is now recognized as being widespread throughout the living world.1–8 Put simply, biological mineralization refers to the processes by which various solid phases are deposited in biological molecules, cells, and tissues. The products of these processes, i.e., biogenic minerals or biominerals, involve a number of metal ions and anions as their chemical constituents. An incomplete but illustrative list of known biominerals would include solid phases9 such as calcium carbonate (CaCO3), calcium hydroxyphosphate [Ca5(PO4)3OH], silica (SiO2), magnesium carbonate (MgCO3), magnetite (Fe3O4), and barium sulfate (BaSO4). These and other biominerals have been found in a variety of organisms. These organisms can, in turn, be arranged according to the classification of all organisms into five kingdoms10,11: the Monera (bacteria); Protoctista (seaweeds, slime nets, and other simple aquatic organisms); Fungi (molds and mushrooms); Plantae; and, finally, Animalia. The diversity and distribution of biominerals in extant organisms can be appreciated from the entries in Table 1. A more extensive list can be found elsewhere.1,2

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Webb, J., Pierre, T.G.S. (1989). The Use and Potential of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Studies of Biological Mineralization. In: Long, G.J., Grandjean, F. (eds) Mössbauer Spectroscopy Applied to Inorganic Chemistry. Modern Inorganic Chemistry, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2289-2_9

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