aragonite
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əˌnaɪt, ˈær noun
a mineral, orthorhombic calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , chemically identical with calcite but differing in crystallization and in having a higher specific gravity and less marked cleavage.
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| a generally white or grey mineral, found in sedimentary rocks and as deposits from hot springs. Composition: calcium carbonate. Formula: CaCO3. Crystal structure: orthorhombic | |
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| aragonite (ə-rāg'ə-nīt', ār'ə-gə-) Pronunciation Key
A usually white, yellowish, or pink orthorhombic mineral that can occur in many different colors. Aragonite occurs as acicular (needlelike) or tabular crystals, or as fibrous aggregates. It is found in gypsum deposits, at the tips of calcite crystals, in mollusk shells and pearls, and in living reef structures. It is a polymorph of calcite. Chemical formula: CaCO3. |
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Example sentences
The scale to the left is proportional to the level of aragonite present in the ocean.
Aragonite offers more active surface and more active adsorptive sites than calcite.
So will corals, especially those whose skeletons are composed of aragonite, a particularly unstable form of calcium carbonate.
What makes the seawater look milky are suspended, mud-size particles of aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate.
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