Moonmilk
Sign in to saveright|thumb|Diagram of dripstone cave structures (moonmilk is labelled I)
Key facts
- Rock.name
- Moonmilk
- Rock.alternative_name
- Mondmilch, Montmilch, Cave milk
- Rock.type
- Speleothem
- Rock.type_link
- Speleothem
- Rock.image
- Bergmilchkammer 04.jpg
- Rock.image_size
- 250px
- Rock.caption
- Moonmilk ostensibly created from Macromonas bipunctata in the cave Bergmilchkammer
- Rock.composition
- Carbonates (e.g., calcite, aragonite, hydromagnesite, monohydrocalcite)
- Rock.texture
- Creamy, soft
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Article
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- Formation and composition
- Historical and cultural uses
- Notable formations
- References
- External links
right|thumb|Diagram of dripstone cave structures (moonmilk is labelled I)
Moonmilk (sometimes called mondmilch, also known as bergmilch, montmilch, or cave milk) is a white, creamy substance found inside limestone, dolomite, and possibly other types of caves. It is a precipitate from limestone comprising aggregates of fine crystals of varying composition, usually made of carbonates such as calcite, aragonite, hydromagnesite, and/or monohydrocalcite.