Cave Pearls

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Aragonite
Gergovie, La-Roche-Blanche, Veyre-Monton, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France
© Volker Betz

Synonym of:	Aragonite, Calcite

Small spherules of either Calcite or Aragonite that form around a nucleus, such as a grain of sand, in cave and mine pools. The pearls are deposited by dripping water containing the dissolved mineral matter.

Classification of Cave Pearls

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Other Names for Cave Pearls

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German:	Höhlenperlen

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