noun
definition
A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lie on the ground of a cave.
Examples of stalagmites in a Sentence
Here also are polished stalagmites, a rich buff slashed with white, and others, like huge mushrooms, with a velvety coat of red, purple or olive-tinted crystals.
The boulder floor is dotted with small, uninteresting, stalagmites.
The dissipation of the dissolved carbon dioxide results in the formation of "fur" in kettles or boilers, and if the solution is falling, as from the roof of a cave, in the formation of stalactites and stalagmites.
In the Zwarteberg of the central chain are the Cango Caves, a remarkable series of caverns containing many thousand of stalactites and stalagmites.
Its markings include scalloping and several concentric circles, which are possibly the remains of completely eroded stalagmites.
Thus, the 50 curiously formed stalagmites and stalactites are readily visible.
A great bank of sandy mud has some interesting mud stalagmites.
The formations started immediately at the entrance, huge stalagmites 40 to 50 foot high, massive flowstone.
One of the many impressive stalagmites here was shaped like a Saguaro cactus from the classic cowboy films.
He writes that the winter freeze has been unusually severe, which accounts for the ice stalagmites.
Some peculiar mud stalagmites occur in Camp 1 Chamber.
We all learned about stalagmites and stalactites in caves and we watched a video.
Then the finest stalagmites ever seen, growing in the wondrous Hall of Thirteen.
The Gothic Avenue contains numerous large stalactites and stalagmites, and an interesting place called the Chapel, and ends in a double dome and cascade.
There are eleven enormous pits, many large fine stalactites and stalagmites and surprisingly beautiful mural decorations.