aragonite

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃ and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite. countable,uncountable
    — 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.

词形变化

aragonites plural

词源

From Aragon + -ite, after the province in Spain, named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1790.
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