It's a stalactite that hangs from the ceiling.
One grows up from the cave floor, the other hangs down from the cave roof. To remember which is which:-A "stalagmite" might reach the the top (grows up from the cave floor).A "stalactite" has to hang on "tight" (hangs down from the cave roof).+++Another one is "G for Ground, C for Ceiling". Their location is the only difference; they are both formations of precipitated calcite (calcium carbonate).
Stalactites hang down from the roof of caves.
stalagmites are on the ground, stalactites are on the ceiling.( there was a rhyme for it but I forgot) :) +++ Try "c for ceiling, g for ground". I think the rhyme you mean is something like, "Stalagmites might reach the roof, stalactites hang on tight"!
when you go into a cave and you see large spikes pointing downwards from the ceiling then you are looking at a stalactite, spikes that point up are stalagmites. Stalactites hang from the ceilings like tights from a washing line, and stalagmites just MIGHT reach the ceiling! They hang from the top of a cave downwards, not from the bottom upwards, that would be a stalagmite. Just to help remember the difference, think "s-t-a-l-a-C (celing)-t-i-t-e" and "s-t-a-l-a-G (ground)-m-i-t-e." StalaCtite comes down from the celing. StalaGmite grows up from the ground. :) When I was a teenager at school the difference was explained to us as being; "Tights come down, and the Mites go up!" A stalactite (Greek stalaktites, (Σταλακτίτης), from the word for "drip" and meaning "that which drips") is a type of speleothem (secondary mineral) that hangs from the ceiling or wall of limestone caves. It is sometimes referred to as dripstone.
Yes, stalactites do grow toward the cave ceiling. Stalactites form when mineral-rich water drips from the ceiling of a cave and leaves behind deposits of minerals over time. As each droplet of water evaporates, it leaves behind a small amount of mineral deposit, causing the stalactite to gradually grow downward from the ceiling.
It is called a stalaGMite. StalaCTites hang from the top. Memory key: the C in stalactite means Ceiling - and G in stalagmite means ground.
It is called a stalaGMite. StalaCTites hang from the top. Memory key: the C in stalactite means Ceiling - and G in stalagmite means ground.
It is called a stalaGMite. StalaCTites hang from the top. Memory key: the C in stalactite means Ceiling - and G in stalagmite means ground.
One grows up from the cave floor, the other hangs down from the cave roof. To remember which is which:-A "stalagmite" might reach the the top (grows up from the cave floor).A "stalactite" has to hang on "tight" (hangs down from the cave roof).+++Another one is "G for Ground, C for Ceiling". Their location is the only difference; they are both formations of precipitated calcite (calcium carbonate).
Cone shaped deposits that rise from the floor of a cave are called Stalagmites. This is easy to remember as it contains a letter 'G' as does ground. While a Stalactite, which hangs down from a cave ceiling, contains a letter 'C.'
Stalactites hang down from the roof of caves.
No, a stalagmite forms on the cave floor when mineral-rich water drips and deposits sediment, creating a mound-like structure. On the other hand, a stalactite hangs from the cave's ceiling as mineral deposits accumulate and form a tapering, icicle-like shape.
The pointed section of a cave is called a stalactite. Stalactites hang from the ceiling of caves and are formed by mineral deposits from dripping water.
stalagmites are on the ground, stalactites are on the ceiling.( there was a rhyme for it but I forgot) :) +++ Try "c for ceiling, g for ground". I think the rhyme you mean is something like, "Stalagmites might reach the roof, stalactites hang on tight"!
Stalactite
when you go into a cave and you see large spikes pointing downwards from the ceiling then you are looking at a stalactite, spikes that point up are stalagmites. Stalactites hang from the ceilings like tights from a washing line, and stalagmites just MIGHT reach the ceiling! They hang from the top of a cave downwards, not from the bottom upwards, that would be a stalagmite. Just to help remember the difference, think "s-t-a-l-a-C (celing)-t-i-t-e" and "s-t-a-l-a-G (ground)-m-i-t-e." StalaCtite comes down from the celing. StalaGmite grows up from the ground. :) When I was a teenager at school the difference was explained to us as being; "Tights come down, and the Mites go up!" A stalactite (Greek stalaktites, (Σταλακτίτης), from the word for "drip" and meaning "that which drips") is a type of speleothem (secondary mineral) that hangs from the ceiling or wall of limestone caves. It is sometimes referred to as dripstone.
Yes, stalactites do grow toward the cave ceiling. Stalactites form when mineral-rich water drips from the ceiling of a cave and leaves behind deposits of minerals over time. As each droplet of water evaporates, it leaves behind a small amount of mineral deposit, causing the stalactite to gradually grow downward from the ceiling.