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From x-ray studies, it is concluded that the avian egg shell is composed of calcium carbonate in the calcite modification. In the main portion (crystalline layer) the calcite occurs in large crystalline areas oriented with the hexagonal axis (17.6 A) inclined at 28 to 16° from the normal of the shell surface. With respect to the other areas, orientation is present over limited areas. The mammilla...