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Speleothem
Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water.
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Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water.
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| calcitenoun | (mineralogy) A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble. |
| speleothermnoun | Alternative form of speleothem. [(geology) Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water. Includes formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and helictites.] |
| speleogenesisnoun | The formation and development of caves |
| calthemitenoun | (geology) Any secondary calcareous deposit, created by the action of water outside the natural cave environment. They are typically found on man made structures and mimic the shapes and forms of cave speleothems, such as stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone etc. |
| flowstonenoun | (geology) A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave. |
| salt cavenoun | (geology) A cave formed within rock salt by dissolution of this very soluble rock by water. |
| stalagmitenoun | (geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave. |
| stalactitenoun | (geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave. |
| helictitenoun | A speleothem found in limestone caves that changes its axis from the vertical at one or more stages during its growth. |
| anthoditenoun | A speleothem (cave formation) composed of long needle-like crystals situated in clusters which radiate outward from a common base. |
| cave pearlnoun | A kind of speleothem, formed as calcite crystallizes on a nucleus such as a grain of sand, in much the same way that a biological pearl forms within a mollusc. |
| mammillarynoun | (anatomy) A mammillary body, one of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that form part of the limbic system. |
| rimstonenoun | A secondary mineral deposit, with a stone-wall-like appearance made up of calcite and other minerals, that builds up to create cave pools. |
| scintillitenoun | (geology) A glistening speleothem consisting of quartz crystals. |
| bottlebrushnoun | A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles. |
| shellnoun | A hard external covering of an animal. |
| gypsum cavenoun | (countable) A natural karstic formation in gypsum. |
| skarnnoun | (geology) Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism. |
| dripwaternoun | water that drips from the roof of a cave, typically forming a stalactite |
| biopelsparitenoun | (geology) A limestone similar to biosparite |
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