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Moeraki Boulders are septarian concretions located along the Moeraki coast on the South Island of New Zealand. These concretions formed within marine mudstones of the Moeraki Formation during the Paleocene epoch under the influence of shallow marine pore waters. Typically ranging from 1 to 2 meters in diameter, the Moeraki Boulders contain internal fractures that developed over time and are commonly filled with yellowish calcite and rarely dolomite. Their structural and mineralogical properties