Reviews In Mineralogy And Geochemistry; Biomineralization (Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry,)

Volume 54 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry focuses upon the various processes by which organisms direct the formation of minerals. Our framework of examining biominerals from the viewpoints of major mineralization strategies distinguishes this volume from most previous reviews. The review begins by introducing the reader to over-arching principles that are needed to investigate biomineralization phenomena and shows the current state of knowledge regarding the major approaches to mineralization that organisms have developed over the course of Earth history. By exploring the complexities that underlie the "synthesis" of biogenic materials, and therefore the basis for how compositions and structures of biominerals are mediated (or not), we believe this volume will be instrumental in propelling studies of biomineralization to a new level of research questions that are grounded in an understanding of the underlying biological phenomena. An Overview Of Biomineralization Processes And The Problem Of The Vital Effect / Steve Weiner And Patricia M. Dove -- Principles Of Molecular Biology And Biomacromolecular Chemistry / John S. Evans -- Principles Of Crystal Nucleation And Growth / James J. De Yoreo And Peter G. Vekilov -- Biologically Induced Mineralization By Bacteria / Richard B. Frankel And Dennis A. Bazylinski -- The Source Of Ions For Biomineralization In Foraminifera And Their Implications For Paleoceanographic Proxies / Jonathan Erez -- Geochemical Perspectives On Coral Mineralization / Anne L. Cohen And Ted A. Mcconnaughey -- Biomineralization Within Vesicles : The Calcite Of Coccoliths / Jeremy R. Young And Karen Henriksen -- Biologically Controlled Mineralization In Prokaryotes / Dennis A. Bazylinski And Richard B. Frankel -- Mineralization In Organic Matrix Frameworks / Arthur Veis -- Silicification : The Process By Which Organisms Capture And Mineralize Silica / Carole C. Perry -- Biomineralization And Evolutionary History / Andrew H. Knoll -- Biomineralization And Global Biogeochemical Cycles / Phillipe Van Cappellen. Editors, Patricia M. Dove, James J. De Yoreo, Steve Weiner. Includes Bibliographical References. COPYRIGHT REVIEWS DEDICATION FOREWORD PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. An Overview of Biomineralization Processes and the Problem of the Vital Effect 2. Principles of Molecular Biology and Biomacromolecular Chemistry 3. Principles of Crystal Nucleation and Growth 4. Biologically Induced Mineralization by Bacteria 5. The Source of Ions for Biomineralization in Foraminifera and Their Implications for Paleoceanographic Proxies 6. Geochemical Perspectives on Coral Mineralization 7. Biomineralization Within Vesicles: The Calcite of Coccoliths 8. Biologically Controlled Mineralization in Prokaryotes 9. Mineralization in Organic Matrix Frameworks 10. Silicification: The Processes by Which Organisms Capture and Mineralize Silica 11. Biomineralization and Evolutionary History 12. Biomineralization and Global Biogeochemical Cycles Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry (RiMG) volumes contain concise advances in theoretical and/or applied mineralogy, crystallography, petrology, and geochemistry