A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Speleothems in Lehman Cave |
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| Description | This photo shows many varieties of stalactites (hanging down from the ceiling), and a few stalagmites (pointing up from the floor). These are all varieties of speleothems (which means cave formations). Speleothems grow slowly over long times when calcite precipitates (forming limestone) from dripping or slowly flowing groundwater. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Cambrian |
| Lithostratigraphy | Pole Canyon Limestone |
| Geologic province | Great Basin |
| Location | USA ▹ Nevada ▹ White Pine. Near Ely. Great Basin National Park. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2001-05-22. |
| Collection | E15102199. |
| Key words | Lehman Cave, stalactite, stalagmite, speleothem |
| Tech details | 354 KB. Outcrop. Canon Eos Rebel, 55 mm lens, Fuji Sensia 100. |
| GeoDIL number | 532 |
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