ARAGONITE

aragonite

(noun) a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aragonite (countable and uncountable, plural aragonites)

(mineral) A saline evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO3; it is dimorphous with calcite.

Source: Wiktionary


A*rag"o*nite, n. Etym: [From Aragon, in Spain.] (Min.)

Definition: A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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