A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Aragonite from near Leadville, Colorado |
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| Description | Aragonite is a polymorph of calcite, meaning it has the same composition but different structure and crystal habits. The aragonite in this specimen is in a fibrous layer; the fibers are perpendicular to the plane of the layer. This specimen in 12 cm in longest dimension. |
| Location | USA ▹ Colorado. Near Leadville. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-12. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #668. |
| Key words | aragonite, Colorado |
| Tech details | 521 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 723 |
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