How To Use aragonite In A Sentence
- A preliminary review of the local mineralogy was subsequently written by Endlich, who noted the presence of aragonite, chabazite, calcite, mesolite, and natrolite, in addition to ‘leucite.’
- The fibrous layer, which is made of aragonite and organic material, is elastic only under compressional stress.
- I think aragonite, olivine and ice have hexagonal crystals whereas diamond has octahedral. Universe Puzzle No. 3 | Universe Today
- Besides these, its specific gravity is 2.8, hardness, 8.5; from calcspar it cannot be distinguished except by chemical analysis, as the two species blend almost completely with every intermediate stage of composition into either calc spar, or, what occurs in this locality, aragonite, similar in composition to it, or dolomite. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882
- Also, diamond has no oxygen atoms; ice (H2O) has one oxygen atom; aragonite (CaCO3) has three oxygen atoms; olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4) has four oxygen atoms. Universe Puzzle No. 3 | Universe Today
- For example: aragonite, diamond, ice, olivine … found on Earth only, found on Earth and in meteorites only, found/detected in the solar system only, only one detected beyond the solar system. Universe Puzzle No. 3 | Universe Today
- Otoliths consist of calcium carbonate, mainly in the form of aragonite, and organic matter called otoline.
- I'd order them in order of appearance: diamond (primordial), olivine (one of the earliest condensates), ice (a late condensate), aragonite (post-planet formation). Universe Puzzle No. 3 | Universe Today
- The observation also showed that the each aragonite sheet consists of lesser aragonite sheet fibers.
- In the normal shell this is all that takes place, but in the case of a mollusc whose interior is invaded by any small source of irritation, such as a borer, or a grain of sand, or other bit of foreign material, a process of alternate deposit of conchiolin and of aragonite goes on upon the invading matter, thus forming a pearl. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
