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1stalactite and stalagmite — Elongated forms of various minerals deposited from solution by slowly dripping water. A stalactite hangs like an icicle from the ceiling or side of a cavern. A stalagmite rises from the floor of a cavern. The two are not necessarily paired; when… …
2Stalactite — A stalactite (Greek stalaktites , (Σταλακτίτης), from the word for drip and meaning that which drips ) is a type of speleothem (secondary mineral) that hangs from the ceiling or wall of limestone caves. It is sometimes referred to as dripstone.… …
3stalactite — 1. Speleothem, generally of calcite, formed by dripping water and hanging from a cave roof. Stalactites embrace an enormous variety of sizes and shapes. They form where percolation water seeps from a cave ceiling and becomes saturated with… …
4stalactite — a spindly deposit of calcium carbonate found hanging from the ceilings of caves in limestone areas. Water dripping from the ceiling releases carbon dioxide (reverse of carbonation) allowing the calcium carbonate to precipitate …
5Bellefield Hall — Infobox nrhp name = Bellefield Hall nrhp type = cp imagesize = 300px caption = Bellefield Hall at the University of Pittsburgh. location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA nearest city = lat degrees = 40 lat minutes = 26 lat seconds = 43.49 lat… …
6cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… …
7interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …
8Belum Caves — is the second largest cave in Indian sub continent and the longest caves in plains of Indian Subcontinent. Belum Caves derives its name from Bilum Sanskrit word for caves. In Telugu language, it is called Belum Guhalu. Belum Caves has a length of …
9Alistrati — ( el. Αλιστράτη) is a municipality in the Serres Prefecture, Central Macedonia, Greece. Population: town:2,764 municipality:4,121 (2001). Alistrati is situated at the borders of the Prefecture of Drama and Prefecture of Serres. It’ s 20 km away… …
10Carlsbad Caverns National Park — Infobox protected area | name = Carlsbad Caverns National Park iucn category = II caption = locator x = 96 locator y = 127 location = Eddy County, New Mexico, U.S. nearest city = Carlsbad lat degrees = 32 lat minutes = 10 lat seconds = 31 lat… …
