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.
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	aragonite
    n 1: a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic
         with calcite