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aragonite Definition


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aragonite
noun
    1. geol.
      A mineral form of calcium carbonate that occurs in some alpine metamorphic rocks, sedimentary rocks and the shells of certain molluscs.
Etymology: Early 19c: from Aragon, a province in Spain where it was first found.



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