Amazing natural formations that are created by water dripping underground in limestone caves can be seen close-up at Florida Caverns State Park near Marianna in the panhandle of Florida, USA. Overhead in this cave are stalactites that very slowly drip down to form straw-like shapes or wide rippled designs resembling draperies (on right). The continuous dripping also creates cone-shaped stalagmites on the cave floor that are larger in size. Both types of formations are composed of calcite, a mineral leached from the limestone by rainwater seeping through the ground for many thousands of years.
Amazing natural formations that are created by water dripping underground in limestone caves can be seen close-up at Florida Caverns State Park near Marianna in the panhandle of Florida, USA. Overhead in this cave are stalactites that very slowly drip down to form straw-like shapes or wide rippled designs resembling draperies (on right). The continuous dripping also creates cone-shaped stalagmites on the cave floor that are larger in size. Both types of formations are composed of calcite, a mineral leached from the limestone by rainwater seeping through the ground for many thousands of years.
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Location: 3345 Caverns Road, Marianna, Jackson County, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
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