| The Lafayette meteorite contains abundant iddingsite, a fine-grained intergrowth of smectite clay, ferrihydrite, and ionic salt minerals. |
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| Specifically, this mechanism is associated with the dissolution of iron stored in epithelial cells of the radula to create ferrihydrite ions. |
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| These ferrihydrite ions are transported through ion channels to the tooth surface. |
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| Build up of enough ferrihydrite ions leads to nucleation, the rate of which can be altered via changing the pH at the site of nucleation. |
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| Antimony metal or value added antimony products could also be produced, with arsenic being precipitated and stabilized as scorodite or ferrihydrite. |
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