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On Mineral Retrosynthesis of a Complex Biogenic Scaffold

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Indications that Amorphous Calcium Carbonates Occur in Pathological Mineralisation—A Urinary Stone from a Guinea Pig

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The role of microbial sulfate reduction in calcium carbonate polymorph selection

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Small Ionic Radius Limits Magnesium Water Interaction in Amorphous Calcium/Magnesium Carbonates

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Probing salty waters: re-assessment of the early stages of calcium carbonate formation in seawater

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A Micro-Comb Test System for In Situ Investigation of Infiltration and Crystallization Processes

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Highly effective scale inhibition performance of amino trimethylenephosphonic acid on calcium carbonate

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Deconstructing biomineralization codes: a high throughput microfluidic material genome strategy for calcium carbonate crystallization

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The Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate in the Presence of Macromolecules Isolated from Corals

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Mineral Interfaces and Oil Recovery: A Microscopic View on Surface Reconstruction, Organic Modification, and Wettability Alteration of Carbonates

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