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Yes, they are calcium carbonate deposits that hang from the ceilings of limestone caves. They hang "tite".

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What is the name of the sharp icicle-shaped features that form on cave ceilings?

Stalactites are the icicle-shaped features that form on cave ceilings. They are composed of mineral deposits that accumulate as water drips from the cave ceiling and evaporates, leaving behind a small amount of mineral material.


From which part of a cave do stalactites grow?

you find a stalactites in the east side of the cave.


Formation in slanted cave ceiling that look like curtain?

Stalactites are mineral formations that hang from the ceiling of a cave like curtains. These formations are generally created by water dripping from the cave ceiling, leaving behind mineral deposits that build up over time. Stalactites can vary in size and shape, creating unique and beautiful features in cave formations.


What cave features form from dripstone?

SPELEOTHEMS: Stalactites, stalactites, curtains (draperies in US caving), straws (fine tubular stalactites - 'soda straws' in US), flowstone, gour pools (I think 'rimstone' pools, ditto), cave pearls, helictites (aka 'erratics' but rather unwisely because that is already a definite geological term for a boulder left far from source by a glacier. They are all of calcite, crystalline calcium carbonate.


What does it mean when someone says stalactites stem from the ceiling of a cave?

what does it mean when someone says stalactites stem from the ceiling of a cave


What forms at the roof of a cave?

Stalactites


What are sharp icicle shaped features that form on cave ceilings?

Stalactites are the sharp icicle-shaped features that form on cave ceilings. They are typically composed of mineral deposits left behind as water drips from the ceiling and evaporates, creating elongated structures over time. Stalactites are a common formation in caves and can vary in size and shape depending on the specific cave environment.


What direction would the stalactites and stalagmites be in?

The stalactites hang from the ceiling, and the stalagmites are on the ground.


Where do stalactites grow the top or bottom of a cave?

Stalactites grow from the ceiling of a cave when mineral-rich water drips down and deposits minerals on the cave ceiling.


What hangs downward in the cave in Mammoth Cave National Park?

Stalactites.


Where were the first stalagmites and stalactites found?

In a Cave


A deposit that hangs from the roof of the cave is what?

stalactite