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They can topple, but not usually, because stalagmites grow up from the, or a, floor. If the floor moves - perhaps because it was a boulder or a mud-bank rather than bed-rock, and it slumps - then so will the stalagmite.
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I wonder if you meant stalactites. They can drop from the ceiling by their own weight, but that's very rare. Some of the fallen stalactites you find may have been dislodged by a minor earthquake at some time in the cave's geological history; or more recently by basting shock if the host hillside is being quarried. Others, in active stream caves, have been broken off by very rare, extreme, floods.
What else can I help you with?
What stacticals and stalagmites are formed from?
Stalactites are formed from mineral deposits left behind as water drips and evaporates from the ceiling of a cave. Stalagmites are formed from the same mineral deposits, but build up on the cave floor as water droplets fall and leave behind minerals as they evaporate.
What direction would the stalactites and stalagmites be in?
The stalactites hang from the ceiling, and the stalagmites are on the ground.
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.
Can rocks grow like stalactites and stalagmites?
No, rocks cannot grow like stalactites and stalagmites. Stalactites and stalagmites are formed from minerals that are deposited from water dripping in caves over thousands of years, while rocks are solid masses that do not exhibit the same type of growth.
Do stalagmites hang up or down?
Stalagmites grow from the floor, stalagtites hang from the ceiling. I remember this by thinking stalagmites "might reach the ceiling" and stalactites are "tightly held"
Which way do stalagmites?
Stalagmites grow up.
Is stalagmites a physical or chemical change?
Stalagmites are a physical change.
Where are stalagmites and stalactites?
Stalactites and stalagmites are found in limestone caves. Stalactites hang from the ceiling, and stalagmites come up from the ground.
Where stalactites and stalagmites are found?
Stalactites and stalagmites are found in limestone caves. Stalactites hang from the ceiling, and stalagmites come up from the ground.
What stacticals and stalagmites are formed from?
Stalactites are formed from mineral deposits left behind as water drips and evaporates from the ceiling of a cave. Stalagmites are formed from the same mineral deposits, but build up on the cave floor as water droplets fall and leave behind minerals as they evaporate.
What compounds form stalactites and stalagmites and stalagmites?
Calcium Carbonate
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.)
What direction would the stalactites and stalagmites be in?
The stalactites hang from the ceiling, and the stalagmites are on the ground.
How do you put stalagmite in a sentence?
I saw stalagmites they were ugly but then i saw you and i rather liked the stalagmites
What is the memory key for remembering which are stalactites and which are stalagmites?
Think of the letter 'g' in stalagmites, as from the ground up.
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.
What is the difference between calcite and stalagmites?
Cacite is a mineral (crystalline calcium carbonate). Stalagmites and stalactites are deposits of calcite.
