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Stalactite

usgb/stəˈlæktaɪt/Volume
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Visual Imagery

Imagine stalactites as icicle-like formations, but made from rock, not ice.

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Stalactites decorated the cave ceiling like stone icicles.
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Formation Process

Stalactites form over centuries, so they symbolize a slow natural process.

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Each stalactite is a time capsule, recording centuries of mineral deposits.
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Not Stalagmite

Don't confuse stalactites with stalagmites, which grow upward from the cave floor.

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The stalactite met its counterpart, a stalagmite, half way to form a column.
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