To better understand the mechanistic impacts, Suzana compared the external shape and internal structure of calcite particles ...

Compared to most minerals, calcite is not very hard or dense. However, it has more than 1000 crystallographic forms, meaning it can crystallize in a variety of unique shapes and structures.

Different minerals, like aragonite (CaCO3) and calcite (CaCO3), can have the same chemical makeup, but their physical properties, and therefore their crystal structure, differ because of how they each ...