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What type of fibers or minerals do you find in the extracellular matrix of bone? how does this composition relate to the properties of bone?

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Collagen fiber resembles concrete, or a structure to stick things together. Calcium-containing salts are the most essential minerals to bones, making up around 70% of the grid, including generally calcium phosphate and some measure of calcium carbonate and other calcium or phosphate salts.
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