Aragonite

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Aragonite

Entry/Object ID

78.63.306

Description

About 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. Lustre: Vitreous, Resinous Hardness: 3½ - 4 Specific Gravity: 2.947 Crystal System: Orthorhombic Member of: Aragonite Group

Location

Location

Display Case

FS-5-A

Room

Frieda Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Date

January 3, 2024