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aragonite definition

arago·nite (ə rag′ə nīt′, ar′ə gə-)

noun

a semihard, orthorhombic mineral resembling calcite, made up of calcium carbonate, CaCO: it is found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and in the skeletons of marine organisms

Etymology: after Aragon, in Spain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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