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. 2013 Apr 2;3:1587. doi: 10.1038/srep01587

Table 1b. Elastic data for monohydrocalcite and Ikaite.

  Calcite Aragonite Vaterite Monohydro calcite Ikaite
  a b c a b d a b a b a b
B 83.1 85.7 80.6 72.6 67.7 67.1 88.1 69.1 53.4 44.4 36.3 15.6
G 32.6 35.7 32.7 38.8 35.8 35.8 36.9 18.8 36.9 27.6 31.1 13.7
B/G 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.3 3.6 1.4 1.6 1.16 1.13
Ex 108.6 78.1   185.7 132.7   −75.0 58.3 80.4 75.1 38.4 45.4
Ey 108.6 78.1   81.0 69.3   −75.0 58.33 80.4 75.1 96.4 66.8
Ez 54.62 39.45   58.56 76.95   145.9 110.6 72.52 60.2 81.9 44.2

aOur calculations using Raiteri's model, b using Xiao's model; c33, d30.