Physical Geology
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Author: Plummer, Charles C., CARLSON, Diane H., Hammersley, Lisa
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 11, Problem 10TYK
Summary Introduction
The chemical conditions that are necessary for caves to develop in limestone and stalactites to develop in a cave.
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Groundwater easily dissolves the rocks in areas underlain by soluble bedrock. The geologic feature that is formed by the dissolving ability of groundwater is known as caves and stalactites. Stalactites are icicle-like pendants of dripstone hanging from the cave ceilings These are generally slender and are commonly aligned along the cracks in the ceiling that act as conduits for groundwater.
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