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If a stalactite and a stalagmite joined it would form a column.
stalagmite
The result is called a "column".
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Stone pillar formed when stalactite and stalagmite meet, or when stalactite reaches the floor of the cave.
a column
If a stalactite and a stalagmite joined it would form a column.
stalagmite
The result is called a "column".
it is called a column or a piller
That's called a stalagmite. A similar object descending from the roof of a cave = is a stalactite.
It can be seen that the stalactite has united with the stalagmite below
It is called a stalaGMite. StalaCTites hang from the top. Memory key: the C in stalactite means Ceiling - and G in stalagmite means ground.
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Stalactites and stalagmites are slightly different in their growth and do not depend on each other to grow. A stalactite grows when calcium carbonate and other ions precipitate out from the groundwater. A stalagmite forms when calcium carbonate and other ions precipitate out from the groundwater. This water does not need to come from stalactites. When a stalactite and a stalagmite do grow with one above the other, they are called a column when they meet.