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Name: Aragonite
Arg
Specimens in Collection:

#79: Aragonite
Spain

#78: Aragonite
Spain

#137: Dolomite after Aragonite Ps.
Area 51, Lincoln Co., Nevada, USA

#678: Aragonite var. Ammolite

#581: Aragonite
Cuenca, Castille-La Mancha, SPain

#549: Aragonite
Camporrobles, Valencia, Spain

#583: Aragonite
Camporrobles, Valencia, Spain

#551: Aragonite
Camporrobles, Valencia, Spain

#984: Dolomite ps. after Aragonite
Lovell, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, USA

#1246: Romanèchite epi. Gypsum / Aragonite
Lavrion Mining Dist., Lavreotiki, East Attica, Greece

#550: Aragonite
Camporrobles, Valencia, Spain
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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