Karren (Inventory)/Drip pit, carbonate
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The '''Drip pit, carbonate''' field should be used to record any observation of a drip pit except for those in [[Karren (Inventory)/Drip pit, gypsum|gypsum]] which has its own field. | The '''Drip pit, carbonate''' field should be used to record any observation of a drip pit except for those in [[Karren (Inventory)/Drip pit, gypsum|gypsum]] which has its own field. | ||
| - | A drip pit is a depression or hollow which is formed from dripping water. It can appear as a shallow depression in almost any floor | + | A drip pit is a depression or hollow which is formed from dripping water. It can appear as a shallow depression in almost any floor material especially soft materials like [[Vertebrate (Inventory)/Bat Guano|guano]], [[Floor (Inventory)/Sediment/Soil|sediments like mud or gravel]] and [[Hydromagnesite (Inventory)/Moonmilk|moonmilk]]; but they can also form in harder carbonate materials like [[Calcite (Inventory)/Flowstone|flowstone]] or [[Calcite (Inventory)/Stalagmite|stalagmites]] or directly in the [[Bedrock (Inventory)|bedrock]]. |
Drip pits can vary in size from small depressions to deep, hollow, drill holes. Drip pits can be lined with calcite (see [[Calcite (Inventory)/Drip Pit Lining|drip pit lining]]) which is one of the stages in forming a [[Calcite (Inventory)/Conulite|conulite]]. They may or may not be filled with water and can possess a [[Calcite (Inventory)/Pearl|cave pearl]] at the bottom. | Drip pits can vary in size from small depressions to deep, hollow, drill holes. Drip pits can be lined with calcite (see [[Calcite (Inventory)/Drip Pit Lining|drip pit lining]]) which is one of the stages in forming a [[Calcite (Inventory)/Conulite|conulite]]. They may or may not be filled with water and can possess a [[Calcite (Inventory)/Pearl|cave pearl]] at the bottom. | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 5 March 2014
The Drip pit, carbonate field should be used to record any observation of a drip pit except for those in gypsum which has its own field.
A drip pit is a depression or hollow which is formed from dripping water. It can appear as a shallow depression in almost any floor material especially soft materials like guano, sediments like mud or gravel and moonmilk; but they can also form in harder carbonate materials like flowstone or stalagmites or directly in the bedrock.
Drip pits can vary in size from small depressions to deep, hollow, drill holes. Drip pits can be lined with calcite (see drip pit lining) which is one of the stages in forming a conulite. They may or may not be filled with water and can possess a cave pearl at the bottom.
Examine the floor and any shelves which may exhibit drip pits.
See also
Drip pit, carbonate, Karren
 Drip pit |
