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| Name: | Aragonite Arg |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #78: Aragonite Spain  #79: Aragonite Spain  #137: Dolomite after Aragonite Ps. Area 51, Lincoln Co., Nevada, USA  #549: Aragonite Camporrobles, Valencia, Spain  #550: Aragonite Camporrobles, Valencia, Spain  #551: Aragonite Camporrobles, Valencia, Spain  #581: Aragonite Cuenca, Castille-La Mancha, SPain  #583: Aragonite Camporrobles, Valencia, Spain  #678: Aragonite var. Ammolite  #984: Dolomite ps. after Aragonite Lovell, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, USA  #1246: Romanèchite epi. Gypsum / Aragonite Lavrion Mining Dist., Lavreotiki, East Attica, Greece |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca(CO3) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Aragonite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Spain |
| Year First Published: | 1788 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Mineral known earlier, but named arragonischer apatit by Werner: Werner A G (1788) Geschichte, Karakteristik, und kurze chemische Untersuchung des Apatits. IV. Kurze Nachricht von den sogenannten arragonischen Apatiten, Bergmannisches Journal 1, 76-96 Renamed arragonite: Hauy C (1791) Sur l'arragonite de Werner, Bulletin des Science, par la Société Philomathique 2, 67-68 |
| Structural Group Name: | Aragonite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | aragonite |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4700 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.75 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.95 |
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