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TitleAragonite on calcite
DescriptionAragonite and calcite are both CaCO3. Here we see white aragonite popcorn on top of clearer calcite crystals. This specimen comes from an unknown cave. Samples like this are rarely collected today because collecting them damages natural cave beauty. This photo is about 4 cm across.
PhotographerDexter Perkins. 2001-06-26.
CollectionUniversity of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #673.
Key wordsaragonite, calcite
Tech details18 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera.
GeoDIL number900