Aragonite and calcite with botryoidal side Sputnik aragonite Limit handling and do not

Limit handling and do not place stress on repair joints

White inclusions create a crazed (crackled) pattern that radiates out from the center of each face

The calcite

This material is brittle and may shed pieces

If I hold a small piece of food in front of one they will reach up to grab it (others are like SKY FOOD

Aragonite and calcite with botryoidal side Sputnik aragonite Limit handling and do notLocale: Sidi Ayed, Fs Mekns Region, Morocco Approx dimensions: 2. 25 x 2 x 1. 5" Approx size: 185g Calcite and aragonite are polymorphs of one another, meaning that the same chemical composition (calcium carbonate) has crystallized into different crystal structures (trigonal and orthorhombic, respectively). Calcite and aragonite often grow together, and the two minerals are also frequent paramorphs of one anothera pseudomorph of the same chemical