Many beach trips have been spoiled by stepping on the sharp and strong spines of sea urchins. The urchin uses those spines for moving around and protection against predators. Each spine is a single crystal of calcite. This is normally a soft and brittle mineral, but it is highly strengthened in several ways. It isContinue reading “The New Calcium Crystal That Makes Sea Urchin Spines So Strong”
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