Which among the following is the chemical composition of pearl?

Q. Which among the following is the chemical composition of pearl?
Answer: Calcium carbonate
Notes: A pearl is largely made of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, and that compound occurs mostly as platelets having the structure of a naturally-occurring mineral called aragonite.

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