aragonite
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
aragonite
Where it comes from
From Aragon + -ite, after the province in Spain, named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1790.
noun aragonites
- An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃ and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite. The basic chemical material of molluscan shells is calcium carbonate, which forms the outer layer of calcite, and the inner layer of aragonite, which is a heavier and harder substance although it has the same chemical composition.
Translations
Talk about this word "aragonite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aragonite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aragonite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aragonite "aragonite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aragonite.Cite this
@misc{aragonite_2026,
title = {aragonite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aragonite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
