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cave column

cave column

A mineral pillar joining a cave's floor and ceiling, often formed when a stalactite and stalagmite meet.

calcite cave column (dryppsteinssøyle / joined stalactite and stalagmite)

All languages

English
cave column
Norwegian
dryppsteinssøyle
Japanese
石柱 — せきちゅう — sekichuu
Korean
석주 — seokju
Spanish
columna de cueva
French
colonne de grotte
German
Höhlensäule

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