flos ferri

(ˈflɒs ˈfɛrɪ)

(Geological Science) a variety of aragonite that is deposited from hot springs in the form of a white branching mass

[C18: from New Latin, literally: flower of iron]

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The mine has produced spectacular aragonite "flos ferri" specimens, large, transparent gypsum crystals with red inclusions, and colorful fluorite-stibiconite combinations.

The spectacular coralloidal flos ferri specimens are the "cash cows" of specimen mining at Dugupi-Maanshan.

The Dugupi-Maanshan antimony deposit: Weishan County, Yunnan Province, China

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