File:Travertine stalactite (dripstone) (fissure in Tanglewood Limestone Member, Lexington Limestone, Middle Ordovician; Mercer Stone Company Quarry, east of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, central Kentucky, USA) 3 (15702343171).jpg
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Travertine stalactite (dripstone) from the late Cenozoic of Kentucky, USA (4.0 cm across at its widest) The general term for all secondary mineral deposits occurring in caves is speleothem. Between 200 and 300 different minerals have been reported to occur in various speleothems around the world. The most common speleothem minerals are calcite (CaCO3), aragonite (CaCO3), and gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O). Calcitic speleothem is given the rock name travertine. Varieties of cave travertine are named based on morphology and origin. The most common type is dripstone, formed by dripping water. Examples include stalactites, stalagmites, and columns. Other varieties include flowstone, knobstone (a.k.a. coralloids), helictites, shelfstone, rimstone, cave pearls, frostwork, etc. The specimen shown above is a travertine stalactite, which is a variety of dripstone. Dripstone forms by precipitation of minerals from dripping water. Dripstone structures attached to cave ceilings are called stalactites. Dripstone structures on cave floors are called stalagmites. This picture shows the cross-section of the base of the stalactite. The small hole at left is the conduit through which water is channeled down the length of the stalactite. In other words, stalactites are hollow & stalagmites are solid (although stalactite axial channels can get secondarily filled with crystals or sediments). Age & geologic context: late Cenozoic; speleothem-lined fissure in the Tanglewood Limestone Member, Lexington Limestone, Middle Ordovician Locality: Mercer Stone Company Quarry, ~0.5 miles east of the town of Harrodsburg, southeast-central Mercer County, central Kentucky, USA |
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| Author | James St. John |
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