A stalagmite is a rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave as material dripping from the ceiling accumulates on the ground below. Stalagmites are typically made of calcium carbonate, though they may also form from lava, mud, peat, pitch, sand, sinter or amberat.
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In Discipline: Speleology, Lead paragraph
A stalagmite (UK: , US: ; from Greek σταλαγμίτης (stalagmítēs); from Ancient Greek σταλαγμίας (stalagmías) 'dropping, trickling' and -ίτης (-ítēs) 'one connected to, a member of') is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the
In Group: Caves and Cave Systems, Lead sentence
A stalagmite (UK: , US: ; from Greek σταλαγμίτης (stalagmítēs); from Ancient Greek σταλαγμίας (stalagmías) 'dropping, trickling' and -ίτης (-ítēs) 'one connected to, a member of') is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling
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