Aragonite
Properties
| Formula | CaCO3 |
| Abbreviation | Arg |
| Variant | synthetic |
| Classifications | Aragonite (group), Calcium carbonate, Minerals containing CO3 |
| Luminescence emitters | CO3, Dy, Mn, Sm, Triplet-singlet |
| Spectra | Luminescence (1) |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1791 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Calcite, Vaterite |
| Crystal symmetry | Orthorhombic |
| Tags | Mineral, Synthetic, Carbonate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Ca | 1 |
| C | 1 |
| O | 3 |
| Total: | 5 |
References
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaft et al. 2005 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Griffith 1974 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hamblen 2003 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Medlin 1963 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sommer 1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 7 | 0 | 0 |