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    A stalactite (UK: /ˈstæləkˌtaɪt/, US: /stəˈlæktaɪt/; from Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós) 'dripping', from σταλάσσειν (stalássein) 'to drip') is a...
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  • Ice stalactite may refer to: Ice stalactites – a stalactite ice formation in a cave Brinicle – an icicle forming under sea ice This disambiguation page...
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    but long stalactites with an elongated cylindrical shape rather than the usual more conical shape of stalactites Helictites are stalactites that have...
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  • Stalactites is a Greek-Australian restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. It is located on Lonsdale street in the Melbourne's CBD's Greek quarter. The restaurant...
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  • Stalactites is a solitaire card game which uses a deck of 52 playing cards. The game is similar to Freecell, but differs in the way that cards are built...
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    corresponding formation hanging down from the ceiling of a cave is a stalactite. The most common stalagmites are speleothems, which usually form in limestone...
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    cave's most notable feature is the Great Stalactite. This is one of the world's longest known free-hanging stalactites, reported to be 7.3 m (24 ft) in length...
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    A brinicle (brine icicle, also known as ice stalactite and briner cold) is a downward-growing hollow tube of ice enclosing a plume of descending brine...
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    Muqarnas (redirect from Stalactite work)
    other niches. It is sometimes referred to as "honeycomb vaulting" or "stalactite vaulting". The muqarnas structure originated from the squinch. Its purpose...
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    structures and mimic the shapes and forms of cave speleothems, such as stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone etc. Calthemite is derived from the Latin calx...
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    cavern system is adorned with speleothems such as columns, mud flows, stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, and mirrored pools. The caverns host the Great...
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    The site comprises two caves, called 'Banwell Bone Cave' and 'Banwell Stalactite Cave', which lie within the grounds of a large house, at the western end...
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    system on the Indian subcontinent, known for its speleothems, such as stalactite and stalagmite formations. The Belum Caves have long passages, galleries...
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    The Eberstadt Stalactite Cave (or Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle) is a German show cave located in Bauland at the transition of Southeastern Odenwald forest...
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  • formation which results when a stalactite is immersed in rising water which is supersaturated with calcium carbonate. The stalactite becomes coated with pool...
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    outpost. The Great Stalactite, measuring 7.3 metres, was discovered in 1952. According to the Doolin Cave website, it is the largest stalactite in the Northern...
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    The König-Otto-Tropfsteinhöhle (lit. English: King Otto stalactite cave) is a natural karst cave near Sankt Colomann (Velburg), a district of the Upper...
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    the Quaternary glaciation when sea levels were much lower. Analysis of stalactites found in the Great Blue Hole shows that formation took place 153,000...
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    be made into flutes. Reed Flute Cave is filled with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites and other rock formations. Inside, there are more than 70...
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    is operated by a custom console that produces the tapping of ancient stalactites of varying sizes with solenoid-actuated rubber mallets in order to produce...
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  • from killing each other. He fatally impales Benny and Gorrister with a stalactite of ice and Ellen kills Nimdok in the same manner; he then kills Ellen...
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    hydrometallurgy regulation standards and innovation. Slice through a double stalactite, from Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Size 5.9 × 3.9 × 0.7 cm...
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    Helictite Moonmilk Rimstone Shelfstone Snottite Soda straw Speleoseismite Stalactite Stalagmite Stalagnate Vug Dwellings Cave dweller Cave-dwelling Jews Cave...
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    formations produced through slow precipitation. These include flowstones, stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, soda straws, calcite rafts, and columns. These...
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    noted by John Rutty on Howth Head, among other locations. Speleothem Stalactite Stalagmite Rutty, John (1757) A Methodical Synopsis of Mineral Waters...
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    mine is 112 metres (367 ft). A "cascade of salt", an underground lake, stalactites, and salt efflorescences complete the inert equilibrium of the giant...
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    dissolve cement stone, which is of primary structural importance. Virtual stalactites can be formed in some cases as a result of dissolved cement stone, hanging...
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    Shrine to Nang Buakhli on stalactite in cave at Ban Tham, Kanchanaburi....
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    nature is laminated, and it includes such structures as stalagmites and stalactites. The deposits may grade into thin sheets called "draperies" or "curtains"...
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  • piercings in its canopy, the interior is well illuminated. There are many stalactite and stalagmite formations in the cave. It was used as a shelter for Poro...
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