Aragonite

Formula:CaCO3

Colour:Colorless to white or grey, often stained various hues by impurities, such as blue, green, red or violet; colourless in transmitted light.

Classification:Carbonates

Lustre:Vitreous, Resinous

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Hardness:3.5-4

Specific Gravity:2.9-3



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