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Meaning of ARAGONITE

Pronunciation:  u'ragu`nIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*rag"o*nite\, n. [From Aragon, in Spain.] (Min.)
A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate
of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and
some of its physical characters.
 

 

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