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Calcite rather than limestone - the crystalline version of calcium carbonate which is limestone's primary constituent. However it is only being deposited in speleothems (stalactites and stalagmites).
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Elsewhere in the cave, limestone is being removed, not deposited, by any stream(s) still flowing in the the system.
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The limestone which holds the cave was deposited then uplifted into the highlands whose eroded forms you see now, long before the cave started to develop.
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What kind of limestone might be deposited in Mammouth Caves?
CALCITE - cryastaline calcium carbonate precipitated from the ground-water that had dissolved it from the limestone above the cave. Calcium Carbonate is the primary constituent of limestone.
What is stulactite?
Stalactites are found in limestone caves. They are the limestone formations hanging from the roof. Limestone is calcium carbonate salts. Stalagmites are the formations growing up to the roof. (One way to remember: Stalactites have to hold on tight or they will fall and stalagmites might reach the roof one day.)
How many miles of passageways have been mapped and surveyed in Mammoth caves national park?
With more than 350 miles of surveyed passageways, Mammoth Cave is at least 3 times longer than any cave known. How long might it be? Geologists estimate that there could be as many as 600 miles of yet undiscovered passageways.
Will a mammoth come back on earth?
well they might. scientists have recently discovered a frozen wooly mammoth and are trying to copy its DNA to create a new mammoth. with our technology today anything is possible.
Where can you find caves?
I assume you mean caves well decorated with stalagmites etc. They are in most limestone caving areas but if you want to visit them either take up caving properly - for both your safety and to learn to protect the caves you visit - or visit show-caves.
How tall is a wooly mammoth?
A wooly mammoth is 11ft tall and somtimes over this is for a fully grown Wooly Mammoth also people say the wooly mammoth is sometimes 15ft tall but that might be a rumor
Why might limestone not be able to survive a fire?
the heat from a fire actually morphs the limestone into a different kind of rock
Do deer live in caves?
Not normally. They might shelter in the entrance - and this assumes there are any caves in the deer's area anyway!
Where might a body of a mammoth be found preserved?
In solidified tar, or frozen in ice.
Would high pH water weather limestone?
From what I know, limestone is alkali, and high pH water would not weather alkali things. For the case of limestone, it might even make the limestone bigger (think so).
Do Cheetahs live in caves?
They might shelter in cave entrances - if there are any caves in cheetah country, of course! They are not cave-dwelling animals as such.
How can caving damage the limestone?
It might damage it by the erosion people walking over the limestone wearing it to nothing and over the years it will just be like holes
