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No, a stalactite may not become a stalagmite in any meaningful sense. Calcite-- the mineral both stalactites and stalagmites are made from-- is not flexible or sticky enough to survive a fall and adhere to the ground more or less intact. However, a stalactite may break and fall to the ground, becoming the foundation for a new stalagmite if there is calcite laden water dripping on the point where the stalactite rests. Given enough time, if a stalactite does not break, it will "grow" into its corresponding stalagmite, creating a column.
they can become a combination of the two though
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What is it called where a stalactite and stalagmite meet?
When a stalactite and stalagmite meet, they form a column or pillar.
Stalactite and stalagmite when they grow together?
When a stalactite and stalagmite grow together, they form a column. This happens when water dripping from a stalactite reaches the floor and the mineral deposits from the water build up to create the stalagmite. Over time, the two formations can merge to become a solid column.
What will form when a stalactite and stalagmite joined?
When a stalactite and stalagmite join, they form a column or pillar. This occurs when mineral deposits from dripping water from the stalactite unite with the mineral deposits growing up from the stalagmite, eventually creating a solid column structure.
What do you call Stalagmite and Stalactite when they touch each other?
When a stalagmite and stalactite meet and grow together, they form a column.
Use stalagmite in a sentence?
It can be seen that the stalactite has united with the stalagmite below
When stalactite meets a stalagmite?
cave
When a stalactite and stalagmite meet?
cave
Does a stalagmite or stalactite hang from the ceiling in a cave?
It's a stalactite that hangs from the ceiling.
When a stalactite and a stalagmite joined what is formed?
When a stalactite and a stalagmite meet and eventually connect, they form a column or pillar. This occurs through the continuous dripping of mineral-rich water from the stalactite onto the stalagmite below, resulting in the build-up of minerals and the eventual formation of a column.
When a stalactite and a stalagmite grow together it is called?
a column
Are Stalagmite and Stalactite Igneous Rock?
no its not it is sedimentary rock
What is the technical name for the joining of a stalactite and stalagmite?
The joining of a stalactite and stalagmite is called a column. It forms when the two mineral deposits meet and grow together over time in a cave.
