Aragonite Rough 29x12mm 38.52crts

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GEM TYPE : Genuine Aragonite
WEIGHT: 38.52 Carats
MEASURES:29x12MM (aprx.)
CUT: Natural Gem Rough/Specimen
CLARITY: Natural Translucent/Opaque
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE: $40


Featured is a genuine aragonite. It is in its natural form as a gem rough/specimen, and is found in Morocco. Aragonite is a carbonate mineral, one of the two common, naturally occurring crystal forms of calcium carbonate, CaCO3 (the other form is the mineral calcite.) It is formed by biological and physical processes, including precipitation from marine and freshwater environments. Aragonite forms naturally in almost all mollusk shells, and as the calcareous endoskeleton of warm- and cold-water corals (Scleractinia). Because the mineral deposition in mollusk shells is strongly biologically controlled, some crystal forms are distinctively different from those of inorganic aragonite. This particular gemstone has the traditional translucent to opaque rust-orange to clear. Pictured is the actual gemstone being offered.