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Science 13 July 1973:
Vol. 181. no. 4095, pp. 158 - 159
DOI: 10.1126/science.181.4095.158
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Huntite Flowstone in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

Carol A. Hill 1

1 Department of Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87106

Huntite flowstone has recently been discovered in Carlsbad Caverns. This flowstone occurs as a thin, white layer of microcrystals (approximately 1 to 60 micrometers in diameter) which appears buckled and crinkled. The huntite is believed to be precipitating directly from magnesium-rich solutions rather than forming by alteration of preexisting minerals.

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