Aragonite Definition

ə-răgə-nīt, ărə-gə-
noun
An orthorhombic mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate, dimorphic with calcite.
American Heritage
A semihard, orthorhombic mineral resembling calcite, made up of calcium carbonate, CaCO3: it is found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and in the skeletons of marine organisms.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) A saline evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO3; it is dimorphous with calcite.

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Other Word Forms of Aragonite

Noun

Singular:
aragonite
Plural:
aragonites

Origin of Aragonite

  • Aragon +‎ -ite, after the province in Spain, named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1790.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Aragon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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