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Hopefully, it is NOT "used" for anything, though some Asian caves have been robbed of stalactites for sale as ornaments! (One show-cave, has rightly lost its World Heritage Site listing as a result of this ignorant vandalism.)
Stalactites & stalagmites are to be left clean and intact, to be admired by tourists in show-caves and cavers in any caves.
In UK caves designated as "Sites of Special Scientific Interest", wilful breaking or removal of formations, except perhaps in a very limited, controlled way for genuine research, is illegal.
The English poet Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744) destroyed a large amount of stalactites in Wookey Hole by engaging local soldiers to shoot them off the cave roof to use as ornaments in his artificial grotto - a popular feature among the well-off trendies of his time. The yield of useable formations among the resulting calcite rubble must have been very small.
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What is it called where a stalactite and stalagmite meet?
When a stalactite and stalagmite meet, they form a column or pillar.
What will form when a stalactite and stalagmite joined?
When a stalactite and stalagmite join, they form a column or pillar. This occurs when mineral deposits from dripping water from the stalactite unite with the mineral deposits growing up from the stalagmite, eventually creating a solid column structure.
What do you call Stalagmite and Stalactite when they touch each other?
When a stalagmite and stalactite meet and grow together, they form a column.
Use stalagmite in a sentence?
It can be seen that the stalactite has united with the stalagmite below
When stalactite meets a stalagmite?
cave
When a stalactite and stalagmite meet?
cave
Does a stalagmite or stalactite hang from the ceiling in a cave?
It's a stalactite that hangs from the ceiling.
When a stalactite and a stalagmite joined what is formed?
When a stalactite and a stalagmite meet and eventually connect, they form a column or pillar. This occurs through the continuous dripping of mineral-rich water from the stalactite onto the stalagmite below, resulting in the build-up of minerals and the eventual formation of a column.
When a stalactite and a stalagmite grow together it is called?
a column
Are Stalagmite and Stalactite Igneous Rock?
no its not it is sedimentary rock
What is the technical name for the joining of a stalactite and stalagmite?
The joining of a stalactite and stalagmite is called a column. It forms when the two mineral deposits meet and grow together over time in a cave.
Stalactite and stalagmite when they grow together?
When a stalactite and stalagmite grow together, they form a column. This happens when water dripping from a stalactite reaches the floor and the mineral deposits from the water build up to create the stalagmite. Over time, the two formations can merge to become a solid column.
