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Hollow triangular cones of packed calcite needles, which have never been seen before in natural biominerals, were prepared using a double-decomposition precipitation method. These are shown to be oriented attachments of inverted triangular cones toward crystalline superstructures in addition to “mesocrystal” formation.
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