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Aragonite is a
carbonate mineral and one of the
three most
common naturally occurring crystal forms of
calcium carbonate (Ca CO3), the
others being calcite...
- the
material lime. It is
composed mostly of the
minerals calcite and
aragonite,
which are
different crystal forms of CaCO3.
Limestone forms when these...
- It is a
common substance found in
rocks as the
minerals calcite and
aragonite, most
notably in
chalk and limestone, eggs****,
gastropod s****, s****fish...
- An
aragonite sea
contains aragonite and high-magnesium
calcite as the
primary inorganic calcium carbonate precipitates. The
reason lies in the
highly hydrated...
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Trochidae and the Turbinidae.
Nacre is
composed of
hexagonal platelets of
aragonite (a form of
calcium carbonate) 10–20 μm wide and 0.5 μm
thick arranged...
- The Zbrašov
Aragonite Caves (Czech: Zbrašovské aragonitové jeskyně) are a
national nature monument in
Teplice nad Bečvou in the
Olomouc Region, Czech...
- Ochtinská
Aragonite Cave (Slovak: Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa, Hungarian: Martonházi-aragonitbarlang[citation needed]) is a
unique aragonite cave situated...
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exoskeletons made of
various materials – silica,
calcium phosphate, calcite,
aragonite, and even glued-together
mineral flakes –
sprang up in a
range of different...
- minerals. The two
major types are limestone,
which is
composed of
calcite or
aragonite (different
crystal forms of CaCO3), and
dolomite rock (also
known as dolostone)...
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Oolitic aragonite sand is
composed of the
calcium carbonate mineral,
aragonite, with an egg-like
shape ("oolitic" from the
Ancient Gr**** word ᾠόν for "egg")...
