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overviewcatalogueAM-2012-10012-A

AM-2012-10012-A · Aragonitearchived

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationAragonite
chemical formulaCaCO₃
classificationCarbonate / Aragonite group
crystal systemOrthorhombic
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)2.94
colourFaintly green
type localityCarrock mine, Cumbria, England
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)1512087051086
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2012-10012-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 151, 208, 705, 1086, 1572

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Donated as part of a decommissioned teaching collection; no individual provenance retained.