Aragonite

Aragoniet, Aragoniit, Aragoniitti, Aragonit, Aragonita, Aragonitas, Aragonito, Aragonitt, Арагонит, ארגוניט, 霰石, アラレ石, அரகோனைட்


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: CaCO3
Mineral class: carbonates
Crystal system: orthorhombic
Mohs scale: 3.5 - 4
Density (g/cm3): 2.93 - 2.95
Refractive index: 1.530 - 1.685
Cleavage: distinct - imperfect
Colors: colorless, white, grey, yellow, red, green, blue, brown, violet
Luster: vitreous
Fluorescence (SW and LW): white, green, blue, yellow
Pleochroismus: yellowish - reddish-brown
Largest crystal: 30 cm?
Deposits: worldwide
Discovery: 1797
1st Description: ?
Name: from the Spanish province Aragon, where it was discovered

Aragonite var. Tarnowitzite Mineral

Size: 2.9 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm

Origin: Puit 9 / Touissit / Morocco

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Aragonite Mineral
Aragonite

Weight: 31.35 ct

Origin: Czech Republic

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Aragonite Mineral

Size: 6.5 x 5.5 x 6.3 cm

Origin: Cantera Azkarate / Eugui / Navarra / Spain

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Aragonite Mineral

Aragonite Mineral

Size: 4.0 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm

Origin: Cicov Hill / Horenec / Bilina / Bohemia / Czech Republic

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Aragonite Mineral
Aragonite

Size: 1.93 x 1.32 cm
Weight: 13.31 ct
Origin: Bilina / Bohemia / Czech Republic

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Aragonite

Weight: 0.97 ct

Origin: China

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Aragonite

Size: 0.70 x 0.47 x 0.31 cm
Weight: 0.67 ct
Origin: Morocco

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Aragonite

Size: 0.58 x 0.58 x 0.35 cm
Weight: 0.53 ct
Origin: Morocco

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Aragonite Mineral

Size: 4.7 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm

Origin: Los Molinillos-La Vacariza / Minglanilla / Cuenca / Castile / Spain

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Aragonite Mineral

Aragonite Mineral

Size: 4.1 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm

Origin: Sefrou / Fès-Boulemane / Morocco

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Aragonite Mineral

Aragonite Mineral

Size: 4.3 x 4 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Bou Azzer / Morocco

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Aragonite Mineral

Aragonite Mineral

Size: 5.2 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm

Origin: Molina de Aragón / Guadalajara / Castile / Spain

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Aragonite Mineral

Aragonite Mineral (+ Cu)

Size: 6.3 x 4.9 x 4.2 cm

Origin: Tsumeb Mine / Tsumeb / Namibia

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Aragonite Mineral

Aragonite Mineral (LW and MW UV) on Strontianite

Size: 8.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Giumentara Mine / Agrigento Prov. / Sicilia / Italy

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Aragonite Mineral

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