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Flowstones are
sheetlike deposits of
calcite or
other carbonate minerals,
formed where water flows down the
walls or
along the
floors of a cave. They are...
- of
these precipitates form
dripstones (stalagmites, stalactites), and
flowstones, two of the
major types of speleothems.
Speleothem transects can provide...
- very well
decorated room in the
uppermost level, with its huge
white flowstone. Also
offered is a "Wild Cave" tour
which allows access to undeveloped...
- pools. The
formation created,
which looks like stairs,
often extends into
flowstone above or
below the
original rimstone. Often,
rimstone is
covered with...
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walls of some
caves by
percolating rainwater (speleothems,
specifically flowstones).
Tectonic activity millions of
years ago
lifted limestone deposits out...
- with
speleothems such as columns, mud flows, stalactites, stalagmites,
flowstone, and
mirrored pools. The
caverns host the
Great Stalacpipe Organ, a lithophone...
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shapes and
forms of cave speleothems, such as stalactites, stalagmites,
flowstone etc.
Calthemite is
derived from the
Latin calx (genitive calcis) "lime"...
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speleothems (secondary deposits) in the
forms of stalactites, stalagmites,
flowstone etc., can also form in
caves within dolomite rock. “Dolomite is a common...
- plus ramps.
Jersey Cave is
noted for its rare
displays of
black and grey
flowstone,
coloured by ash from
ancient bushfires. The path
length is 185 metres...
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stalagmites rising from the
floor form
intricate formations of cave curtains,
flowstones, cave pearls, and scallops. The
interiors would have been damp and wet...
