Specimen of Turbinaria coral, showing hard calcium carbonate skeleton created by the colonial animals that make up the coral. Corals such as these for

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Specimen of Turbinaria coral, showing hard calcium carbonate skeleton created by the colonial animals that make up the coral. Corals such as these form the home for many other species. Scale: around one metre across.

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Keywords: compound, crystal, crystals, geological, geology, hydroxide, manganese, manganite, metal, metallic, mineral, mineralogy, ore, oxide, prism, prismatic, reflective