Is coral calcium a hydrophillic or hydrophobic mineral?

Subject: Is coral calcium a hydrophillic or hydrophobic mineral?

Date: Thu Aug 16 14:36:50 2007
Posted by kate sisco
Grade level: grad (science) School: MTSU
City: duluth State/Province: mn Country: usa
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 1187300210.Es

Message:


Since the coral polyps live in symbiosis with the alge that provides them with
oxygen, etc., can it be considered a mineral from stone,(the lattices the polyps
create), or plant-like.  I guess the actual answer is how fine the particles
are; whether the molecules are smaller than a water molecule.  So, is coral
calcium a hydrophillic or hydrophobic mineral?

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