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Cave Formations

Cave Formations. Be prepared to identify all these cave formations When we visit:. Scientists call cave formations speleothems. Spelaion means cave Thema means deposit. Speleothems.

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Cave Formations

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  1. Cave Formations Be prepared to identify all these cave formations When we visit:

  2. Scientists call cave formations speleothems. • Spelaion means cave • Thema means deposit

  3. Speleothems • Speleothems take thousands of years to form. They are made when rainwater percolates through the ground. As the water seeps through the cracks found in many limestone areas calcite is dissolved. • When it reaches the cave, the water drops hang from the ceiling or dribble down a wall. The speleothem may be found on the floor, hanging from the ceiling or along the walls of the cave. • The following slides show some examples of speleothems.

  4. Stalactite

  5. Stalagmite

  6. Column

  7. Flowstone

  8. Shield

  9. Cave Popcorn

  10. Helictite

  11. Bacon

  12. Totem

  13. Soda Straws

  14. Fried Egg

  15. Cave Pearls

  16. Draperies

  17. Bird’s Nest Quartz Needles

  18. Boxwork

  19. Canopy

  20. Rimstone Dams

  21. Cave Rafts & Shelfstone

  22. Turnip Welts

  23. Baldacchino Canopy Baldacchino “add an n”

  24. Can you identify this?

  25. Can you identify this?

  26. Can you identify this?

  27. Can you identify this?

  28. Can you identify this?

  29. Choose 5 of these speleothems to incorporate in your own colored drawing of the inside of a cave. You must label your speleothems.To go “over and above”, make a 3D representation of your cave.Use whatever household materials you can find. Parents may give advice but cannot assist!

  30. To go “over and above”, make a 3D representation of your cave.Use whatever household materials you can find. ***Parents may give advice but cannot assist!

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