stalactite

     

A stalactite (Greek stalaktites, (Σταλακτίτης), from the wor 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.

Trivia about stalactite

  • The sword of Damocles is a large one of these formations in Carlsbad Caverns

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