On biomineralization - Lowenstam, Heinz A., (Heinz Adolf) (Oxford University Press, 1989)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-308) and index
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 MINERALS AND MACROMOLECULES; CHAPTER 3 BIOMINERALIZATION PROCESSES; CHAPTER 4 PROTOCTISTA; CHAPTER 5 CNIDARIA; CHAPTER 6 MOLLUSCA; CHAPTER 7 ARTHROPODA; CHAPTER 8 ECHINODERMATA; CHAPTER 9 CHORDATA; CHAPTER 10 SOME NONSKELETAL FUNCTIONS IN BIOMINERALIZATION; CHAPTER 11 ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON BIOMINERALIZATION; CHAPTER 12 EVOLUTION OF BIOMINERALIZATION; REFERENCES; INDEX.
This work addresses the question of why minerals form in a large variety of organisms, from bacteria to man. The authors discuss the basic principles of mineral formation by organisms, and compare the various mineralization processes