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Mercer Caverns - Flos Ferri (Aragonite) Formation
Photographer: Andrew Ruppenstein
Taken: February 7, 2009
Caption: Mercer Caverns - Flos Ferri (Aragonite) Formation
Additional Description: Aragonite has the same chemical composition as limestone (Calcium Carbonate, calcite): CaCO3, but with the carbonate ion arranged differently. Named after Aragon, the Spanish region in which it was discovered.
Submitted: February 10, 2009, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p52637
File Size: 0.716 Megabytes

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