Cave+terms+and+photos

= Cave terms and pictures: =

stalagmite -A conical mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, built up on the floor of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water.
[|stalagmite by Ron Layters]

stalactite - An icicle-shaped mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, hanging from the roof of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water.
 [|Lehman Caves by Great Beyond]

soda straws -represent the earliest growth of stalactites. They are hollow, elongate, generally translucent tubes of calcite equal in diameter to the water drops conducted along their length.
[|Cenote stalagtites by grubsroom]

column - [|Cave Lake Illusion II by Laura Travels]

[|Imperial Cave by Captian Chaos]