Aragonite, a carbonate mineral precipitated from or around hot water sources. It is a polymorph of calcite having the same chemistry (CaCO3) but diffe

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Aragonite, a carbonate mineral precipitated from or around hot water sources. It is a polymorph of calcite having the same chemistry (CaCO3) but different structure, symmetry and crystal shapes. From the Erzberg in Austrian Steiermark. Width 145mm.

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