{"product_id":"aragonite-slice-e-natural-morocco","title":"Aragonite slice (E) — natural, Morocco","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMollusc shells, pearls and coral skeletons are built largely from aragonite. Animals use it because it precipitates readily from seawater at the temperatures they live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis slice is the same mineral arrived at without biology. Water moving through limestone at Ighoud deposited it in layers inside karst cavities, no organism involved. Same compound, same crystal system, completely different route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNothing here is shell. It is the inorganic version of the material a shell is made from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCarbonates are soft. Keep it dry and dust rather than wash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAragonite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal system:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orthorhombic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIghoud (Irhoud), Youssoufia Province, Morocco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale, soft and easily marked\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cut and polished, no dye or heat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.15 x 7 x 2.22 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194.69 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou will receive the exact piece photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystal Showroom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58199951409496,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/asm-e-1.jpg?v=1787400293","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/aragonite-slice-e-natural-morocco","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}