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flowstone
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flowstone [′flō‚stōn]
(geology)
Deposits of calcium carbonate that accumulated against the walls of a cave where water flowed on the rock.
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They discovered that other cave features like brown, wavy draperies have a cool nickname cave bacon.
Deep destination by Cameron, Layne / U.S. Kids
DANGLING DEPOSITS Cave formations come in numerous shapes and sizes, and many of their names--popcorn, cave bacon, and soda straw, for example--seem to have sprung from the minds of imaginative--and hungry--cavers.
Buried treasures: constructing--and deconstructing--cave formations by Perkins, Sid / Science News
 
 
 
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