Aragonite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aragonite \A*rag"o*nite\, n. [From Aragon, in Spain.] (Min.)
     A mineral composed of calcium carbonate and identical in
     composition with calcite, but differing from it in its
     crystalline form and some of its physical characters.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aragonite
       n : a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic
           with calcite