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ARGONITE CLUSTER SPECIMEN 1436.40 CARATS RT 1351

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This is a natural specimen from Morocco showing strong  cluster of crystal development.

Size  79x56x39 mm app

Aragonite occurs in two distinct places Spain and Morocco. This crystal cluster is from a pocket in a Moroccan lava bed, where it formed at high pressure and relatively low temperature. At surface conditions, aragonite is actually metastable, and heating it to 400°C will make it revert to calcite. The other point of interest about these crystals is that they are multiple twins that make these pseudo-hexagons. Single aragonite crystals are shaped more like tablets or prisms.

Aragonite is calcium carbonate  with the same chemical formula as calcite, but its carbonate ions are packed differently. That is, aragonite and calcite are polymorphs of calcium carbonate. It is harder than calcite (3.5 to 4, rather than 3, on the Mohs scale) and somewhat denser, but like calcite it responds to weak acid by vigorous bubbling. You may pronounce it a-RAG-onite or AR-agonite, though the majority of American geologists use the first pronunciation. It is named for Aragon, in Spain, where notable crystals occur.

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Overview

Listing Type : Standard
Product ID : 272259
Starting Bid : $39
Starts : 2nd August 2023 09:00 pm PDT
Ends : 16th August 2023 07:59 pm PDT
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