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Aragonite | ||
 | Mineral name: | Aragonite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Category: | Carbonate | |
| Name Origin: | Named after Aragon, Spain | |
| Uses: | ||
| Diagnostic features: | Reacts to diluted acid. | |
| Interesting facts: | ||
| PROPERTIES | ||
| Colour: | Colourless, white, pale yellow, etc. | |
| Streak: | White | |
| Luster: | Glassy | |
| Hardness: | 3.5 | |
| Density: | 2.94 | |
| Form: | Orthorhombic | |
| For more info on this mineral: | http://webmineral.com/data/Aragonite.shtml http://www.mindat.org/min-307.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragonite http://www.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/aragonit/aragonit.htm | |
| THIS SAMPLE: | ||
| Name: | Aragonite | |
| Size: | 1 x 1 x 1 cm | |
| Came from: | Jeffrey mine, Asbestos | |
| Province: | Quebec | |
| Collection of: | Royal Ontario Museum | |
| Photography by: | B. Boyle | |
