We all know that molluscan shells can be made of three types of crystalline
calcium carbonate - aragonite, calcite, and mennonite. Does anyone have a
cheap, simple, and relatively nondestructive method for discerning
aragonite from calcite?
G. Thomas Watters, PhD
Curator of Molluscs
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
Museum of Biological Diversity
The Ohio State University
1315 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212
v: 614-292-6170
f: 614-292-7774
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