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stalagmite: see stalactite and stalagmite stalactite (stəlăk`tīt) and stalagmite ..... Click the link for more information. . stalagmite a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate projecting upwards from the floor of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping water stalagmite [stə′lag‚mīt] (geology) A conical speleothem formed upward from the floor of a cave by the action of dripping water; usually composed of calcium carbonate. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This shortly brought them to a be- witching spring, whose basin was incrusted with a frostwork of glittering crystals; it was in the midst of a cavern whose walls were supported by many fan- tastic pillars which had been formed by the joining of great stalactites and stalagmites together, the result of the ceaseless water-drip of centuries. Sometimes the stalagmites took strange forms, presumably where the dropping of the water had not always been on the same spot. |
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