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majority of
speleothems are calcareous,
composed of
calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
minerals (calcite or aragonite). Less commonly,
speleothems are made of...
- (crystallized
urine of pack rats). A
stalactite is not
necessarily a
speleothem,
though speleothems are the most
common form of
stalactite because of the abundance...
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visitors since its
discovery in 1878. The
cavern system is
adorned with
speleothems such as columns, mud flows, stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, and...
- form
through dissolution of rock by
sulfuric acid.
Calcium carbonate speleothems (secondary deposits) in the
forms of stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone...
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between 25 and 27 °C, with a
humidity higher than 95%. All
sorts of
speleothems,
where numerous endemic troglobionts are living, can be
found along the...
-
example Harwoods Hole). Many cave
environments are very fragile. Many
speleothems can be
damaged by even the
slightest touch and some by
impacts as slight...
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happen as well. A
speleothem is a
geological formation by
mineral deposits that ac****ulate over time in
natural caves.
Speleothems most
commonly form...
- cave. In the latter, it can form stalactites, stalagmites, and
other speleothems. It is
frequently used in
Italy and
elsewhere as a
building material...
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ambient temperature water can be
considered a sub-type of tufa.
Calcareous speleothems may be
regarded as a form of
calcareous sinter. They lack any significant...
- Frisia, S.; Cheng, H.; Edwards, R.L.; Tüysüz, O.; Fleitmann, D. (2014). "
Speleothems as
sensitive recorders of
volcanic eruptions – the
Bronze Age Minoan...
