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. 2014 Jan 28;5:3169. doi: 10.1038/ncomms4169

Figure 7. Schematic of stages of dehydration.

Figure 7

On going from a to b, surface-bound water is lost, during b to c water is lost from the interior of the ACC and the ACC particle shrinks. On going from c to d, the most deeply located water is expelled and on going from d to e, crystallization to calcite occurs.