Aragonite (Inventory)/Anthodite
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'''Anthodites''' are clusters of quill-like sprays radiating from a central location. | '''Anthodites''' are clusters of quill-like sprays radiating from a central location. | ||
| - | Anthodites are usually white and resemble a sea urchin. Though in the [[Aragonite (Inventory)|aragonite]] section of the inventory form, they are usually composed of calcite but may have aragonite mixed in. Anthodites are hard to classify because they resemble | + | Anthodites are usually white and resemble a sea urchin. Though in the [[Aragonite (Inventory)|aragonite]] section of the inventory form, they are usually composed of calcite but may have aragonite mixed in. Anthodites are hard to classify because they resemble other speleothems such as [[Calcite (Inventory)/Helictite|helictites]]. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 00:29, 21 November 2013
Anthodites are clusters of quill-like sprays radiating from a central location.
Anthodites are usually white and resemble a sea urchin. Though in the aragonite section of the inventory form, they are usually composed of calcite but may have aragonite mixed in. Anthodites are hard to classify because they resemble other speleothems such as helictites.
See also
References
- Hill, Carol; Paolo Forti (1997) Cave Minerals of the World (Second Edition ed.) National Speleological Society pp 47 ISBN: 1-879961-07-5
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