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Both are calcite (crystalline calcium carbonate) formations in caves.

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Stalactites grown down from the cave roof: "C" for ceiling, and it hangs on tight!

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Stalagmites grow up from the floor' "G" for ground, and it might reach the ceiling - or the stalactite growing down towards it, and when they fuse the result is a Column.

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