Roosevelt Standard | 1928-09-27 | Page 2 | Growth of Stalactites due to Evaporation

growth of stalactites due to evaporation A stalactite la Is icicle like in form consisting of certain minerals usi usually lallY deposited by evaporation from a solution that trickles down slowly from above stalactites usually occur in 4 some cavity or cave and are suspend 1 eq cd from the upper part often forming grotesque and beautiful mas cassesi masses most stalactites are formed of carbonated waters the trickling water evaporates leaving the minerals which form the icicle lahe stalactite when the carbonated water falls on the floor of the cave a somewhat similar cone shaped mineral deposit Is formed reaching upwards the reverse of the stalactite and it Is called a stalagmite the words are derived from the greek dropping