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Aragonite

Aragonite is a polymorph of calcite, and shares its chemical composition CaCO₃. Its structure, however, differs from calcite and leads to a different crystal shape. The type location[?] for aragonite is Aragon, Spain.

It exists naturally in chitons' shells.

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