%L discovery1397344 %P 110 - 114 %T Crystallisation rates of calcite from an amorphous precursor in confinement %D 2013 %O © 2013. This manuscript version is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This licence allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licences are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. %V 367 %J Journal of Crystal Growth %A R Darkins %A AS Côté %A DM Duffy %A CL Freeman %X Using molecular dynamics, we simulate the crystallisation of calcite from an amorphous calcium carbonate precursor within the confines of a cylindrical potential. The crystallisation rates of various low-index calcite surfaces are measured. A notable inhibition in the growth of the (00.1) surface is observed and a mechanism relating to the rotation of the carbonate ions is proposed to explain it. %K A1. Biocrystallisation; B1. Calcium carbonate; B1. Calcite; A1. Growth rates; A2. Growth from melt