Flos-ferri aragonite. Aragonite is one of the two common, naturally occurring crystal forms of calcium carbonate - the other being calcite. It is show

---

Flos-ferri aragonite. Aragonite is one of the two common, naturally occurring crystal forms of calcium carbonate - the other being calcite. It is shown here in its branching stalactitic form known as flos-ferri (flowers of iron).

---

Size: 4467px × 3933px
Photo credit: © DIRK WIERSMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -life, aragonite, background, black, branching, calcium, carbonate, close-, columnar, crystal, crystalline, crystallised, crystallography, crystals, detail, earth, fibrous, flos-ferri, geological, geology, life, mineral, mineralogy, sample, science, size, specimen, stalactitic