Calcite (Inventory)/Column
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Columns form when a [[Calcite (Inventory)/Stalactite|stalactite]] joins a [[Calcite (Inventory)/Stalagmite|stalagmite]] making a continuous formation from ceiling to floor. | Columns form when a [[Calcite (Inventory)/Stalactite|stalactite]] joins a [[Calcite (Inventory)/Stalagmite|stalagmite]] making a continuous formation from ceiling to floor. | ||
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| + | Columns can vary greatly in both thickness and height. A column could be formed from a single [[Calcite (Inventory)/Straw|soda straw]] which has managed to reach the floor or could be a massive floor to ceiling formation with great thickness. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Calcite (Inventory)/Stalactite|Stalactite]] | *[[Calcite (Inventory)/Stalactite|Stalactite]] | ||
*[[Calcite (Inventory)/Stalagmite|Stalagmite]] | *[[Calcite (Inventory)/Stalagmite|Stalagmite]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Hill, Carol; Paolo Forti (1997) ''Cave Minerals of the World (Second Edition ed.)'' National Speleological Society pp 56-57 ISBN: [[Special:Booksources/1-879961-07-5|1-879961-07-5]] | ||
| + | *Palmer, Arthur N. (2007) ''Cave Geology'' CAVE BOOKS, Dayton, OH p 283 ISBN-13: [[Special:Booksources/978-0-939748-66-2|978-0-939748-66-2]], ISBN-10: [[Special:Booksources/0-939748-66-5|0-939748-66-5]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:30, 27 March 2012
The Column field of the Calcite section should record any stations that exhibit columns.
Columns form when a stalactite joins a stalagmite making a continuous formation from ceiling to floor.
Columns can vary greatly in both thickness and height. A column could be formed from a single soda straw which has managed to reach the floor or could be a massive floor to ceiling formation with great thickness.
See also
References
- Hill, Carol; Paolo Forti (1997) Cave Minerals of the World (Second Edition ed.) National Speleological Society pp 56-57 ISBN: 1-879961-07-5
- Palmer, Arthur N. (2007) Cave Geology CAVE BOOKS, Dayton, OH p 283 ISBN-13: 978-0-939748-66-2, ISBN-10: 0-939748-66-5
