2.1" Aragonite Mineral Two Tone Crystal Cluster Specimen Tazouta Morocco

Location: Tazouta, Morocco

Weight: 3.2 Ounces

Dimensions: 2.1 Inches Long, 1.6 Inches Wide, 1.5 Inches Wide

The item pictured is the item you will receive. 

Without Aragonite, many of Earth’s organisms could not exist. This is a mineral most invertebrate organisms use to construct their shells and hard parts. So if you have ever admired a colorful seashell, you have already paid tribute to the range of colors Aragonite comes in and indirectly to the ease with which Aragonite forms at the Earth’s surface. 

Aragonite and calcite are known as polymorphs, which means they have the same chemical makeup but differ slightly in their crystal structures. These two minerals often appear together and are so alike that telling them apart is usually only significant for geologists. Today, calcite is more prevalent and stable in ocean chemistry, but in Earth's past, Aragonite was the more common and stable mineral. Physically, both minerals share nearly identical characteristics.