what is the name of the cave rock formation that looks like a rock waterfall?

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what is the name of the cave rock formation that looks like a rock waterfall?

I am curious about the actual name used by spelunkers.

2007-01-15 13:52:58 · 2 answers · asked by dabrowski 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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I know it as "flowstone". The technical term for cave deposits are "speleothems", of which flowstone is just one type. Others include the better-known stalctites and stalagmites. Flowstone is fromed from calcite or aragonite deposits that precipitate out of water flowing across a surface. If you have never seen one, they are quite beautiful.

2007-01-15 14:03:17 · answer #1 · answered by Hauntedfox 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

It is a type of travertine most commonly known as "Flowstone". Other possibilities are "Curtains", "cave bacon", and "rimstone dams"

2007-01-15 14:33:22 · answer #2 · answered by TheBodyElectric 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋