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if you mean are stalagmites narrower than stalactites then they can both be bigger than each other because there sises are nearly allways different
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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.
Is it true that stalagmites are narrower than stalactites?
Usually yes: its formative calcite solution is concentrated on the tip of a stalactite but spreads out on impact with the cave floor or the top of the stalagmite.
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 direction would the stalactites and stalagmites be in?
The stalactites hang from the ceiling, and the stalagmites are on the ground.
Stalactites and stalagmites are examples of?
stalagmites & stalactites are examples of a chemical sedimentary rock
What do stalactites and stalagmites join to form?
When stalactites and stalagmites join it is called a column
Are there different kinds of stalactites and stalagmites?
yes but there are not called stalagmites and stalactites there are called speleothems
Can rocks grow like stalactites and stalagmites?
Stalactites and stalagmites are classified as precipitates, a type of chemical sedimentary rock. Yes, rocks can grow like stalactites and stalagmites.
What are stalactites and stalagmites and why are they produced?
Stalactites and stalagmites are corresponding rock formations , stalactites being the ones on the roof of the cave and stalagmites the ones on the cave floor. Why are they formed? They are formed because water leaking into the caves craves out the rocks slowly into stalagmites and stalactites.
Is there a rhyme to remember stalactites and stalagmites?
Stalactites have to hold on tight. Stalagmites might reach the roof.
Where can you find stalactites and stalagmites other than caves?
More often stalactites than stalagmites, but they can sometimes be found under arches such as railway bridges built of limestone masonry and/or lime mortar, and exposed to the weather.
True or false stalagmites are narrower than stalactites?
Usually false because the dripping, carbonate-rich water spreads out on impact, whereas it is concentrated in the drip... but Nature doesn't work to standards when decorating caves!
