beekite
beekite
[′bē‚kīt] (mineralogy)
A concretionary form of calcite or silica that occurs in small rings on the surface of a fossil shell which has weathered out of its matrix.
White, opaque accretions of silica found on silicified fossils or along joint surfaces as a replacement of organic matter.
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