Nanometer-Scale Chemistry of a Calcite Biomineralization Template: Implications for Skeletal Composition and Nucleation

Branson, Oscar; Bonnin, Elisa A.; Perea, Daniel E.; Spero, Howard J.; Zhu, Zihua; Winters, Maria; Hönisch, Bärbel; Russell, Ann D.; Fehrenbacher, Jennifer S.; Gagnon, Alexander C.

doi:10.1073/pnas.1522864113

Title: Nanometer-Scale Chemistry of a Calcite Biomineralization Template: Implications for Skeletal Composition and Nucleation

Journal Article · 27 October 2016 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1522864113 · OSTI ID:1330468

^[1]; Bonnin, Elisa A. ^[2]; Perea, Daniel E. ^[3]; Spero, Howard J. ^[1]; Zhu, Zihua ^[3]; Winters, Maria ^[3]; Hönisch, Bärbel ^[4]; Russell, Ann D. ^[1]; Fehrenbacher, Jennifer S. ^[5]; Gagnon, Alexander C. ^[2]

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616,
School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195,
Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352,
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964,
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616,, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331

Significance Many marine organisms build complex CaCO ₃ shells, which record an archive of past climate in their trace chemistry. Organic–mineral interactions are a crucial, poorly understood aspect of shell formation, which may alter shell composition and bias climate records. We map the chemistry of an organic template preserved within a type of shell that is widely used in studies of past climate. We find that the organic template embedded within this shell is enriched in Na and Mg, and can locally influence shell composition. Atom-scale maps of template chemistry offer a detailed view of the chemical interactions at an organic mineral template, and suggest that elements other than Ca ²⁺ may be important in defining the energetics of CaCO ₃ nucleation during biomineralization.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1330468

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--112579

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 46 Vol. 113; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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