Aragonite
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ARAGONITE
BY: EMMA VEGA
CHEMICAL FORMULA
THE CHEMICAL FORMULA FOR ARAGONITE IS caC03
MINERAL GROUP
ARAGONITE IS IN THE MINERAL GROUP: THE ARAGONITE GROUP
HARDNESS
THE HARDNESS OF ARAGONITE IS 3.5-4.0
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF MY MINEAL IS 2.93-2.96
TRANSPARENCY
THE TRANSPARENCY CAN BE TRANSPARENT, TRANSLUCENT, OPAQUE
How it was discovered
Aragonite was discovered I'm 1797 I'm the Aragon river in Spain, where it got its name.
Photo by Archbob
Uses for aragonite
Minor constituent of limestone which is used in cement and in steel production, ornamental carvings and mineral specimens
Photo by cobalt123
COLOR OF ARAGONITE
CAN BE... COLORLESS, WHITE, GRAY, YELLOW, ORANGE, BLUE, PINK
STREAK
THE STREAK OF ARAGONITE IS WHITE
LUSTER
THE LUSTER OF ARAGONITE IS VITEROUS ( GLASSY )
CLEAVAGE OF ARAGONITE
BRITTLE MATERIAL CHARACTERIZED BUY SEMI-CURVING SURFACES
