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This is caused by the concentration of minerals solidifying over time, normally from groundwater trickling through cracks in the roofs of such caverns contains dissolved calcium bicarbonate. When a drop of water comes in contact with the air of the cavern, some of the calcium bicarbonate is transformed into calcium carbonate, which is precipitated out of the water solution and forms a ring of calcite on the roof of the cavern.
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What do stalactites and stalagmites join to form?
When stalactites and stalagmites join it is called a column
How does stalactites and stalagmites form?
rain
Is this statement correct Stalagmites form on the ceiling of a cavern?
No, it is stalactites that form on the ceilings. Stalagmites form on the cavern floors.
How do stalactites and stalagmites form?
Stalagmites form when water from the stalactite drips down water and that water has minerals in it
Do stalagmites form on the roof?
No, on the floor (G for ground). Stalactites are the ones on the roof!
What most likely causes stalactites to form?
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Are stalactites a form chemical weathering?
Stalactites are a result of the processes of chemical weathering, not a form of chemical weathering.
Where do stalactites form?
in caves
Where stalactites form?
in caves
What do stalactites and stalagmites join to form?
When stalactites and stalagmites join it is called a column
How does stalactites and stalagmites form?
rain
How did Florida's stalactites form?
Same way as any stalactites in any karst caves form: precipitation of calcium carbonate from solution in ground-water.
Do stalagmites form on the ceiling of a cavarn?
No, they form on the ground. Stalactites form on the ceiling.
How is form a stalactites?
Do you mean "How are stalactites formed?" ? They are deposits of calcite precipitated from solution in water dripping from joints in cave roofs.
What is the opposite of stalagmites?
The opposite would be stalactites, which form from the ceiling down, while stalagmites form from the floor up. (The venerable mnemonic is that stalactites hold tite/tight to the ceiling.)
What form stalactites?
Sediments in sedimentary rocks are often caused by precipitation.
Is this statement correct Stalagmites form on the ceiling of a cavern?
No, it is stalactites that form on the ceilings. Stalagmites form on the cavern floors.
