Name:

aragonite

A photo of the mineral aragonite

Class:

Carbonates

Chemistry:

CaCO3 Calcium Carbonate

Color(s):

yellow, colorless, pale green, violet, brown Streak: white

Hardness:

3.5 - 4.0

SpecGrav:

2.9 - 3.0

Fracture:

subconchoidal

Cleavage:

complete 1 direction

Crystal:

not as common as calcite, it is a high pressure polymorph, evaporative deposits in sedimentary rocks, and some metamorphic and disseminated hydrothermal deposits

Envronment:

not as common as calcite, it is a high pressure polymorph, evaporative deposits in sedimentary rocks, and some metamorphic and disseminated hydrothermal deposits

Association:

calcite, cerussite, lawsonite, gypsum, albite

Locals:

| Spain | New Mexico, Arizona/USA | Mexico | Morocco |

Misc:

Named for the Spanish province of Aragon, Spain where it was first discovered, soluble in HCl with effervescence

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Tazouta, Morocco

2.) Tazouta, Morocco

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