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FLOWSTONE FORMATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Speleology
DEF

... any deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral formed by flowing water on the walls ... of a cave.

OBS

These accumulations assume forms that closely resemble masses of ice, and some of the cascades in stone are large and impressive. To distinguish this material from that deposited by dripping water, it has been called flowstone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Spéléologie
DEF

Concrétion de calcite, lisse ou en cannelures, en forme de chute d'eau, sur la paroi verticale ou subverticale d'une caverne

OBS

Elle résulte du dépôt d'un fil d'eau [...] soit sur des surfaces rocheuses, soit à partir d'une diaclase d'où a progressé, vers le bas et sur une grande largeur, cette forme particulière de stalactite.

Spanish

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