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Stories about: stalactite

How Do Stalactites Form? What is more amazing about a cave landscape than the presence of stalactites and stalagmites? A stalactite ("drip" or "that which drips" in Old Greek), also called dripstone, is a type of speleothem (secondary mineral) hanging from the ceiling or wall of limestone caves. The wonderful sharpened cones are the result o... 17 December 2007 07:42 GMT