Cave Cups
Cave Cups start from a single point in a supersaturated cave pool. As they grow, they grow out and up, creating a 'cup' or 'bowl' shape and slowly sinking the point into the pool.[1]. These formations have been reported in caves in Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Korea, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Venezuela, and the United States.[2] and can range in size from smaller than the head of a pin to a large salad bowl. These speleothems are quite common and tend to form with crystal dogtooth spars.
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References
- ↑ Hill, Carol A. and Paolo Forti. 1995. The classification of cave minerals and speleothems. International Journal of Speleology, 24: 77-82. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol24/iss1/5
- ↑ Hill, C A, and Forti, P, (1997). Cave Minerals of the World, (2nd edition). [Huntsville, Alabama: National Speleological Society Inc.] pp. 217, 225
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