1.9" Sky-Blue, Botryoidal Aragonite Formation - Yunnan Province, China

This is a beautiful formation of aragonite, collected from the Yunnan Province of China. This specimen has a botryoidal habit/texture and a wonderful sky-blue coloration. It measures 1.9" by 1.5".

Aragonite is one of two common calcium carbonate (CaCO3) minerals: the other is calcite, of which aragonite forms as a pseudomorph. Its crystal lattice differs from calcite, resulting in a different crystal shape. It displays a translucent to white color when pure, and when impure can vary between yellow, green, pink, blue and brown. It typically forms in low-temperature hydrothermal veins, in hot springs, and as precipitates from chemicals in sedimentary rock. It can also form under biological processes: aragonite forms naturally in most mollusk shells, and as the calcareous endoskeleton most corals.
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SPECIES
Aragonite
LOCATION
Yunnan Province, China
SIZE
1.9 x 1.5"
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ITEM
#184445