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Deposits formed by dripping water like, soda straws, stalactites and stalagmites.
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A formation built up from falling drops, or water running down walls, depositing calcite. Sometimes it can also be aragonite or gypsum.
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A cave deposit formed by precipitation of calcium carbonate from groundwater entering an underground cavern.
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Calcite deposits caused by precipitation
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Forms where water drips fall from cave roofs and walls, usually of calcite.
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the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
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dripstone mineral deposits are found in places where sandstone caprock, or cave roof, has been eroded and allows water seepage into cave passageways.
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Limestone (travertine in a cave) formed by the precipitation of calcium carbonate out of groundwater.
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A general term for calcite or other mineral deposit formed in caves by dripping water. It includes stalactites and stalagmites, as well as similar deposits formed by flowing water.
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Calcium carbonate deposited from solution as water enters a cave through the zone of aeration. Forms stalactites, stalagmites and other cave deposits.
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deposits of calcium carbonate built up by dripping water in caves and forming stalactites and stalagmites. [AHDOS
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