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. 2015 Sep 1;5:13577. doi: 10.1038/srep13577

Figure 3. Characteristics of the shape and size of a coccolith, which consists of several CaCO3 (calcite) crystals.

Figure 3

(a) Approximated model of the coccolith of Emiliania huxleyi (over view). (b) Unit of calcite crystals. These units are radially combined to create a disk of the coccolith. The c-axis of calcite crystals is parallel to the radial direction.