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stalactite- an icicle-shaped mineral deposit, usu. calcite or aragonite, hanging from the roof of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water. stalagmite- a conical mineral deposit, usu. calcite or aragonite, built up on the floor of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water.

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Q: What is the description of stalagmites?
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Which way do stalagmites?

Stalagmites grow up.


Which way do stalagmites grow?

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 do stalactites and stalagmites join to form?

When stalactites and stalagmites join it is called a column


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 compounds form stalactites and stalagmites and stalagmites?

Calcium Carbonate


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 scientific name for stalagmites?

Stalagmites (along with stalactites and flowstones) are known scientifically as SPELEOTHEMS.


Are there different kinds of stalactites and stalagmites?

yes but there are not called stalagmites and stalactites there are called speleothems