Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885 · London : John Churchill · leaf 613
ency; and itis then seen(Eig. 251) thatthe prisms them-selves appear tobe composed ofa very homoge-neous substance,but that they areseparated by definite and strongly-marked lines of division.When such a lamina is submitted to the action of dilute acid,so as to dissolve-away the carbonate of lime,_… … Fig. 251. Section of Shell of Pinna, transversely tothe dii-ection of its prisms.Fig. 252. Membranous basis of the same. PRISMATIC SHELL-STEUCTUEE OF BIYALYES. 591 resembling those of the pith or bark of a plant, in which thecells are frequently hexagonal prisms. In very thin naturallaminse, the…
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