It is possible to observe the known transformations of aragonite to calcite to lime using an electron microscope. Aragonite undergoes a sudden and violent transformation when heated by the electron beam. Twins and dislocations disappear, leaving a strained crystal of aragonite or occasionally calcite. Further heating produces calcium oxide with a strongly preferred orientation relative to the carbonate.
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