Crystal 'Chain Mail' (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Crystal 'Chain Mail'

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An X-ray-based technique known as PIC mapping shows the size and orientation of fibers at the back (left), the middle (center), and the tip (right) of the enameloid layer of a parrotfish's biting tooth. The orientation angle of the crystals is color-coded (chart at bottom). The imaging technique revealed a chain mail-like interwoven pattern.

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Berkeley Lab

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