Mother-of-pearl: Classic Beauty And Remarkable Strength Date: July 6, 2007 Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Summary: While the shiny material of pearls and abalone shells has long been ...

Specifically, abalone shell at the nanoscale is made of thousands of layers of calcium carbonate "tiles," about 10 micrometers across and 0.5 micrometer thick, or about one-one hundredth the ...

Jewelers may prize abalone shells for their mother-of-pearl, but scientists have long been equally enchanted by the shell’s strength. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have ...

Intrigued since childhood by pearls and pearl-making mollusks, she was impressed by the abalone's shell: it's 98 percent calcium carbonate--what we call chalk, only 3,000 times stronger.

SAVING THE PINTO ABALONE Highly valued for its edible muscular foot and mother-of-pearl shell, the pinto abalone has declined significantly in recent decades and faces extinction unless it'ss ...

SAVING THE PINTO ABALONE Highly valued for its edible muscular foot and mother-of-pearl shell, the pinto abalone has declined significantly in recent decades and faces extinction unless it'ss ...