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Are speleothems mechanical or chemical weathering?
Speleothems are formed as a result of chemical weathering processes. Groundwater percolating through limestone or other soluble rocks dissolves minerals, and when the water reaches the cave, these minerals are deposited as speleothems such as stalactites and stalagmites through precipitation.
What is the scientific name for stalagmites?
Stalagmites (along with stalactites and flowstones) are known scientifically as SPELEOTHEMS.
What is speleothem?
Speleothems are mineral deposits that form in caves as a result of water dripping or flowing through the cave, leaving behind minerals such as calcite. Examples of speleothems include stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and soda straws. They can provide valuable information about past climate conditions and cave environments.
What are speleothems?
speleothems are cavern formations, that live and grow in types of caverns. some are, stalatite, stalagmatite, soda straw, flowstone, or drapery. there are many more but htese are the most famous...
What did Stephen bishop do?
Stephen Bishop was an african american explorer and guide at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky from 1838-1856. He was one of the best cave explorer's of all time. He discovered more than half of the pits, domes, and speleothems in Mammoth Cave.
What features inside Mammoth Cave developed?
Odd question! All its features developed: the cave's passages and chambers, its speleothems, its sediment deposits. If any of the system's passages still carry streams, they are known as "active" and are still forming.
What are the minerals of speleothems?
Common minerals found in speleothems include calcite, aragonite, gypsum, and halite. These minerals form in caves through precipitation from water seeping through cracks in the rock and dripping from the ceiling. The specific mineral composition can vary depending on factors such as the cave environment and the chemical properties of the water.
What is the calcite formation on the ceiling of a cave?
stalagmitestalagmite
What type of speleothems is solid and which is hollow?
Solid speleothems include stalactites and stalagmites, formed from mineral deposits in caves. Hollow speleothems are typically soda straws or helictites, which have hollow tubes through which water flows to deposit minerals.
What is the stuff that grows on rocks in caves called?
The stuff that grows on rocks in caves is typically referred to as cave formations or speleothems. These formations can include stalactites, stalagmites, columns, draperies, and flowstones, which are created by minerals precipitating out of water dripping or flowing in the cave.
Was Mammoth Cave created by constructive or destructive forces?
Mostly destructive. Chemical and mechanical weathering, and the subsequent erosion of the limestone out of which it was carved are considered to be the result destructive forces. Some cave speleothems, such as stalactites and stalagmites, are formations created by the deposition of minerals, a constructive force.
Which cave formation is formed along the wall of the cave where water flows and calcite is deposited?
a stalagmite
