Geology 1010 Stalagmites and Stalactites Stalagmites and Stalactites are conical deposits that are formed in caves Stalagmites are formed from the floor up while Stalactites form from the ceiling ID: 410612
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Katie WinterGeology 1010
Stalagmites and StalactitesSlide2
Stalagmites and Stalactites are conical deposits that are formed in caves.
Stalagmites are formed from the floor up while Stalactites form from the ceiling.
What are they?Slide3
They are a kind of speleothem, or cave formation.
It is composed of the deposition of calcium carbonate from the dripping of minerals and limestone of the stalactite.
Composition of StalagmitesSlide4
Stalactites are also made out of calcium carbonate but are formed when the ceiling is wet and drips down the minerals at an edge. It is called a dripstone.
Composition of StalactitesSlide5
They are found mostly in limestone caves.They can also be found in lava tubes.
Stalactites can be formed on concrete when there is a leak in the water pluming that releases limestone minerals.
Where are they found?Slide6
Lava Tube StalagmiteSlide7
Stalactites from between one quarter of an inch and an inch per century.They can also be dated by radioactive isotopes.
How old are they?Slide8
Stalagmites are built up from many successive growth layers.Each of these layers are made up of tiny calcite crystals layered almost perpendicular to the growing surface below.
Stalagmites Slide9
The shape of a stalagmite can be tall like broomsticks, short, or have multi tiered towers.Each shape is determined by the drip rate, ceiling height, and atmospheric conditions.
Stalagmites cont.Slide10
Multi tiered StalagmiteSlide11
Soda straws represent the earliest growth of a stalactite. They are hollow, elongated tubes of calcite.
Drops on a soda straw lose carbon dioxide before falling to the ground and so precipitate some of the calcium carbonate they carry and is added to thin blades of calcite to create the tips of the soda straw.
StalactitesSlide12
The soda straws can be affected by moving wind or moving water.Evaporation causes the growth of crystals from the solution impurities being mixed in the calcite.
They can reach up to 30 feet.
Stalactites cont.Slide13
Soda StrawsSlide14
Examples: Timpanogos CaveSlide15
BathSlide16
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