1) Cave sight 2) Cavern formation 3) Cylinder 4) Drip source 5) Hanging icicle in a cave 6) Hanging, of a sort 7) It may hang from a cave roof
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A stalactite (t, t; from the Greek stalasso, (σταλάσσω), `to drip`, and meaning `that which drips`) is a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or manmade structures such as bridges and mines. Any material which is soluble, can be deposited as a colloid, or is in suspension, or is capable of being melted, ...
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• (n.) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava. • (n.) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which have percolat...
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A speleothem hanging or 'growing' downwards from a roof or wall, usually of cylindrical or conical form, with a central hollow tube.
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Origin: Gr. Oozing out in drops, dropping, fr. To drop: cf. F. Stalactite. ... <geology> A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through, and partially...
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A cone shaped deposit of minerals hanging from the roof of a cavern.
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An icicle-like mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave and is usually made up of travertine, which precipitates as water rich in dissolved limestone drips down from the cave's ceiling. See also stalagmite.
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A calcite formation growing downwards from a cave roof.
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Sta·lac'tite noun ;
plural Stalactites . [ Greek ... oozing out in drops, dropping, from ... to drop: confer French
stalactite .]
(Geol.) (a) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found d...
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An icicle-shaped deposit of drips tone hanging from the roof of a cave.
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A stalactite is a mass of calcareous matter hanging in caves, formed by the filtration of water containing calcium bicarbonate in solution through holes or pores in the cave roof. the evaporation of the water and carbonic acid gas leaves behind it a deposit of limestone which continues to increase in size so long as the water drops.
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n] - a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
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stalactite 1. An icicle-like formation of calcium carbonate (calcite or aragonite), dripping from the roof or sides of a cavern and produced by the dropping of water over a long time which has percolated through, and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone. 2. A conical hanging pillar in a limestone cave that has gradually built up as a deposi...
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deposit of calcium carbonate that hangs from the ceiling of a cave
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a roughly conical or icicle-shaped speleothem that hangs down from the roof of a cave; sometimes termed pendant.
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noun a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
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An icicle-shaped accumulation of dripstone hanging from cave roof.
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a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
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