Thesaurus: aragonite
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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Definitions
- n. 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.
- n. a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite
- 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.
- A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate oflime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of itsphysical characters.
- n a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite