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. | ||
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| + | 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]]. | ||
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| + | Drip pits can vary in size from small depressions to deep, hollow, drill holes. Drip pits can be lined with calcite which is one of the stages to 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. | ||
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| + | Examine the floor and any shelves which may exhibit drip pits. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Karren (Inventory)/Drip pit, gypsum|Drip pit, gypsum]] | ||
| + | *[[Calcite (Inventory)/Conulite|Conulite]] | ||
| + | *[[Calcite (Inventory)/Pearl|Pearl]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:41, 26 March 2012
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.
Drip pits can vary in size from small depressions to deep, hollow, drill holes. Drip pits can be lined with calcite which is one of the stages to 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.
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