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OCR: ARAGONITE PROFILE The prismatic and typically elongated crystals formed by aragonite are often twinned intergrown such twins may produce pseudohexagonal forms The habit can also be columnar stalactitic fibrous radiating, and coral-like, when 1+ is called flos ferri meaning "flower of iron Aragonite white colorless, gray, yellowish, green blue violet reddish. or brown There 1S white streak transparent translucent and has a vitreous (glass like) luster FORMATION Widespread forming in high pressure low tempera ature meta amorphic tvpically crvstals temper metamorphic