OGW6 CCU 3B Section C

columns

a formation that occurs when a stalagmite grows tall enough to reach the ceiling of a cave or joins with a stalactite hanging from the ceiling , forming a shaft of rock reaching from the floor to the ceiling

flowstones

a sheet of minerals deposited over broad areas of a wall or floor of a cave

cave pearls

smooth, round formations that occur when layers of calcium carbonate build up around a grain of sand in a shallow pool

stalagmites

steep mounds or spikes of calcium carbonate that grow up from the floor of a cave

stalactites

thick, icicle-shaped formations that grow down from the ceiling of a cave

soda straws

thin, hollow tubes that hang from the ceiling of many caves

draperies

thin, wavy sheets of hanging rock formed when water runs down a ceiling or wall of a cave at an angle