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What is the difference between stalacmites and stalatites?
Stalactites hang from the ceiling of caves and are formed by mineral-rich water dripping down, while stalagmites grow up from the floor of caves from the mineral deposits left behind by dripping water. Stalactites have a tapering icicle-like shape, while stalagmites are more mound-like and grow upward.
Do stalacities rise from the floor or hang from the cieling of limestone caves?
Stalactites hang from the ceiling of limestone caves, while stalagmites rise from the floor. Stalactites form as mineral-rich water drips from the cave ceiling, leaving behind deposits of minerals that accumulate over time. Stalagmites form as the drips fall to the floor and build up mineral deposits in a cone shape.
Can the floor of a cave be made out of different material from the rest of the cave?
In theory yes, if the caves' formative stream cuts down to the insouble basement under the limestone. The visible floor ofa cave is often not the host rock, but sediments, boulders, etc covering the true floor.
In karst regions caves are carved by the flow of water through limestone bedrock. How do the stalagmites and stalactites in the caves develop?
Stalactites form from mineral-laden water dripping from the cave ceiling, leaving behind mineral deposits that build up over time. Stalagmites form as the mineral-rich water drips onto the cave floor and deposits minerals, gradually creating a mound over time that grows upwards.
How does the floor of a limestone cave form?
I'm not really sure what you had in mind. Given that the cave is in limestone (as the vast majority of them are) there has to be a dimensional limit to the dissolution and erosion processes. The floor is there by default: it is the lowest surface along a passage at that given time in the cave's development.
Where are stalagmites found?
CAVES! These are the dripstones (like stone icicles) that hang from the ceiling (stalactites) or the ones growing upward from the floor (stalagmites). The easiest way to remember which is which--imagine that the stalactites are hanging on tightly to the ceiling.
What is the floor of the lascaux caves made out of?
Limestone, like the walls and roof.
Do stalactites rise from the floor or hang from the ceiling in the limestone caves?
Down from ceiling
Are stalactites found anywhere else other than caves?
No. Stalactites are formed of limestone that is dissolved in slightly acidic ground water that precipitates and deposits a fraction of the dissolved limestone where the solution drips from the roof of a cavern to the floor. On the floor, below the stalactite, a stalagmite forms. The stalactite grows downward, and the stalagmite grows upward. This whole process requires a limestone cavern.
In geography what are stalagmites?
In areas where the rocks are made of limestone, water will dissolve the limestone and form underground caves. In these caves water containing dissolved limestone will drip from the roof. As the drips form some of the water evaporates and limestone is deposited out of solution. Thus, from where the drips are occurring and on the floor below, pilers start to form, the pilers on the floor are called 'stalagmites' and the pilers hanging from the roof are called 'stalactites'.
Limestone is mostly formed on ocean floor why is the nullarbor plain riddled with limestone caves?
The Nullarbor Plain was once under the ocean and accumulated layers of limestone over millions of years. The limestone caves formed through a combination of chemical weathering and erosion processes, such as the dissolving of limestone by acidic groundwater and the carving out of caverns by flowing water. This resulted in the unique landscape of the Nullarbor Plain being riddled with limestone caves.
Do stalactites rise from floor or hang from ceiling of limestone caves?
Stalactites hang from the ceiling of limestone caves. They form as mineral-rich water drips from the ceiling and deposits mineral formations, which over time build up into icicle-shaped structures pointing downwards. Stalagmites, on the other hand, rise from the cave floor.
What are columns in caves?
Columns in caves are tall, cylindrical formations that are created when stalactites from the ceiling and stalagmites from the floor meet and fuse together. They can grow over thousands of years as mineral deposits accumulate in caves. Columns are common features in caves with significant limestone formations.
What is the difference between stalacmites and stalatites?
Stalactites hang from the ceiling of caves and are formed by mineral-rich water dripping down, while stalagmites grow up from the floor of caves from the mineral deposits left behind by dripping water. Stalactites have a tapering icicle-like shape, while stalagmites are more mound-like and grow upward.
What is a structure that goes all the way from the caves ceiling to the floor?
A stalactite is a structure that hangs from the ceiling of a cave and is formed by the precipitation of minerals from dripping water.
What type of rock are found in caves?
It's more accurate to ask what types of rock hold caves, given that a cave is a lack of rock, as i think that's what you mean! Most caves form in limestone, so the floor, walls and roof are of limestone, as are most of the boulders on the floor. Rivers can also wash in cobbles of other rock, such as Millstone grit from above the Limestone in Carboniferous formations. Lava tubes form in low-viscosity lava flows, so are in basalt or similar low-Si rock. You can also find minor caves and rock-shelters formed in other competent rocks by fluvial or sub-aeriel weathering. E,g, sea-caves, and cavities sand-blasted into sandstone rock-faces by desert sand-storms.
What is the type of landscape in which caves are common in?
Karst landscapes are known for having numerous caves due to the presence of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, or gypsum. These rocks are easily dissolved by water, leading to the formation of caves, sinkholes, and underground rivers.
