New records of guano-associated minerals from caves in northwestern Borneo

Abstract

Recent studies of ancient bat guano deposits in the caves of Gunung Mulu National Park and Niah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia, have resulted in noteworthy records of phosphate minerals from these environments, including variscite, nano-particulate silica, fluorapatite, and niter.

Keywords

• Niah
• Gunung Mulu
• Niter
• Fluorapatite
• Variscite