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English: Stalactites
Photographer
English: NPS Photo
Title
English: Stalactites
Publisher
English: U.S. National Park Service
Description
English:

A park ranger holding a flashlight on stalactites

Stalactites are formed when water drips from the ceiling of the cave. As it drips, calcite is slowly deposited on the rock. Over time it "grows" into the formation we all think of. Being a dry cave, Jewel Cave has only a few areas of stalactites.
Depicted place
English: Jewel Cave National Monument
Date Taken on 23 August 2010
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Source
English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
NPS Unit Code
InfoField
JECA
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English: Cave Formations

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