Moonmilk

right|thumb|Diagram of dripstone cave structures (moonmilk is labelled I)

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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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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.