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A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Speleothems in Lehman Cave, Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA |
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| Description | This photo shows many varieties of stalactites (hanging down from the ceiling), stalagmites (pointing up from the floor), columns (connecting floor to ceiling), and a great deal of flowstone (polished limestone formed from calcite deposited by flowing water). These are all varieties of speleothems (which means cave formations). Speleothems grow slowly over long times, and continue to grow as long as flowing or dripping water is present. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Cambrian |
| Lithostratigraphy | Pole Canyon Limestone |
| Geologic province | Colorado Plateau |
| Location | USA ▹ Nevada ▹ White Pine. Great Basin National Park. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2001-05-22. |
| Collection | E151021992F. |
| Key words | Lehman Cave |
| Tech details | 397 KB. Outcrop. Canon Eos Rebel, 55 mm lens, Fuji Sensia 100. |
| GeoDIL number | 541 |
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