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Record 1 2012-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Speleology
DEF

A columnar concretion ascending from the floor of a cave.

OBS

It is formed from the re-precipitation of carbonate in calcite form perpendicularly beneath a constant source of groundwater that drips off the lower tip of a stalactite or percolates through the roof of a cave in a karst environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Spéléologie
DEF

Dépôt de calcite qui s'élève à partir du plancher de la grotte, en raison des eaux d'infiltration dans les roches carbonatées qui tombent au goutte à goutte sur le plancher.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Espeleología
DEF

Concreción calcárea que se forma en el suelo, con crecimiento hacia arriba por precipitación de carbonato cálcico.

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