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Definition
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moonmilk - a soft, white plastic speleothem consisting of calcite, hydrocalcite, hydromagnesite or huntite.
Gillieson, 1996
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Moonmilk is a precipitate that seems to be originated by microbiological reactions.
Gunn, 2004
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moon milk : A white plastic calcareous cave deposit composed of calcite, huntite, or magnesite. From Swiss dialect moon- milch, elf's milk. Corrupt spelling mondmilch is common.
Monroe, 1970
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Frame
| CAUSE | cave deposit |
| seems to be originated by microbiological reactions | |
| speleothem | |
| FORM | white |
| COMPOSITION | composed of calcite |
| consisting of calcite | |
| LOCATION | plastic |
| soft | |
| CONTAINS | huntite |
| hydrocalcite | |
| DEFINED_AS | or magnesite |
| calcareous | |
| hydromagnesite or huntite | |
| SIZE | white plastic |
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