aragonite Englisch Deutsch:
| Aragonit n min. | aragonite |
| Aragonit m min. | aragonite needle spar |
| Eisenblüte f (massiver Aragonit) min. | flower of iron flos ferri (variety of aragonite) |
aragonite Definition:
- Aragonite is a carbonate mineral, one of the two common, naturally occurring, crystal forms of calcium carbonate, CaCO3 . It is formed by biological and physical processes, including precipitation from marine and freshwater environments.
| Aragonite (n.) A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters. |
| aragonite a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate, dimorphic with calcite |