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Mookait stone
Mookaite is an Australian stone, which has parts of opalite, chert and jasper. The name mookaite comes from the Aboriginal name of the place of discovery at a small watercourse in Western...
Moqui marbles, iron oolite
Iron oolites are sandstones with embedded iron oxide globules (ooids). Oolite=egg stone (Greek oion=egg, lithos=stone). Synonyms for iron oolites are pea ore and pearl ore. Moqui Marbles are...
Moqui marbles, iron oolite
Iron oolites are sandstones with embedded iron oxide globules (ooids). Oolite=egg stone (Greek oion=egg, lithos=stone). Synonyms for iron oolites are pea ore and pearl ore. Moqui Marbles are...
Moqui-Marbles, Eisenoolith
Eisenoolithe sind Sandsteine mit eingelagerten Eisenoxid-Kügelchen (Ooiden). Oolith=Eierstein (griech. oion=Ei, lithos=Stein). Synonyme für Eisenoolithe sind Erbsenerz und Perlenerz. Moqui...
Moss agate
The stone has had the name moss agate since the 19th century. Moss agate is a chalcedony with embedded streaks and moss-like drawings of green magnesium-iron silicates. Synonyms for it are moss...