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

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What deposit is a roof of cave?

A deposit on the roof of a cave is typically referred to as a stalactite, which is a mineral formation hanging from the ceiling that is formed by the dripping of mineral-rich water. Stalactites are a common feature in caves and can vary in size and shape depending on the minerals present in the water dripping from the cave ceiling.


What one hangs from the ceiling a stalagmite or a stalactite?

stalagmites are on the ground, stalactites are on the ceiling.( there was a rhyme for it but I forgot) :) +++ Try "c for ceiling, g for ground". I think the rhyme you mean is something like, "Stalagmites might reach the roof, stalactites hang on tight"!


How is form a stalactites?

Do you mean "How are stalactites formed?" ? They are deposits of calcite precipitated from solution in water dripping from joints in cave roofs.


What term refers to the formations that grow downward from the top of Caves National Park?

If you mean from the cave roofs, and the caves are in limestone, then 'stalactites'. The term refers to such formation in any karst cave irrespective of location.


What does it mean when you ceiling is buckling?

Causes of ceilings buckling include age, water damage, installation issues, and foundation damage. If a ceiling buckles after rain, there is most likely a leak in the roof, and water is pooling up in the ceiling, and will eventually cave in.


Is stalagmites are narrower than stalactites?

if you mean are stalagmites narrower than stalactites then they can both be bigger than each other because there sises are nearly allways different


What does coombed mean?

A coombed ceiling is a ceiling which slopes downward.


What does peel someone off the ceiling mean?

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What does it mean to have an income ceiling?

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What does the phrase footprints on the ceiling mean?

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What does ceiling mean?

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