Controls of ionic strength and macromolecule chemistry on calcite nucleation: Salinity and ion hydration as levers for regulating biomineralization

Patricia M Dove1, Anthony Joseph Giuffre2, Sebastian Tobias Mergelsberg3, Nizhou Han1 and James Jon De Yoreo4, (1)Virginia Tech, Geosciences, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (2)University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States, (3)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (4)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States