Aragonite and calcite with pocket of calcite rhombs Dragon's Blood Jasper The cluster is composed of

The cluster is composed of a pair of longer intergrown points with several smaller ones fanning out from the base

The front of the matrix is nearly entirely covered by luscious large spheres of hyalite

Some hedenbergite quartz like one this produce an odd grainy effect just under the surface near the tip

There is additionally a cluster of calcite crystals at the entrance of the geode

Aragonite and calcite with pocket of calcite rhombs Dragon's Blood Jasper The cluster is composed ofLocale: Sidi Ayed, Fs Mekns Region, Morocco Approx dimensions: 3. 5 x 2 x 2" Approx size: 425g (0. 9 lb) 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