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Do oyster shells grow?

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Do oyster shells grow?

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Oyster shells are made of calcium carbonate and will grow larger. To grow, they must siphon chemicals out of the water they live in. They also have a skin, called the mantle, that helps spread the calcium carbonate over their expanding shell.

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