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Re: The purple colour
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"Barney, Winston" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 3 Dec 2003 12:41:31 -0600
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Hello Leslie, Oliver and others.

For those interested in shell patterns, I recommend the booklet "Remarks on
colour paterns and related features of the Molluscan shells" by J.J.
Oberling. It has 56 pages of  text and 11 B&W plates to explain how various
patterns are created.
I do not believe it contains any details regarding chemical makeup of the
color pigments, but it is a fascinating study of shell patterns.

Winston Barney

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