Lechuguilla Cave
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Lechuguilla Cave is a cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, United States, known for its unusual geology, rare formations, and pristine condition. At 152.11 miles, it is the ninth-longes
Largest known gypsum stalactites, Chandelier Ballroom (human at bottom gives scale)
Stalagmites, stalactites, and draperies by a pool
Speleothem
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A speleothem is a geological formation made by mineral deposits that accumulate over time in natural caves. They can take a variety of forms, depending on their depositional history and environment. C
Lechuguilla Cave
…Lechuguilla Cave is a cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, United States, known for its unusual geology, rare formations, and pristine condition. At 152.11 miles (244.80 km), it is the ninth-longest explored cave in the world. Its measured depth of 1,588.6 feet (484.2 m…
Cave labeled with the six most common types of speleothems: flowstone, columns, drapery, stalagmites, stalactites and straws
Rimstone with odd color, in Bristol Caverns, TN
Scallops in Mammoth Cave
Various formations in the Hall of the Mountain Kings, Ogof Craig a Ffynnon, South Wales, Great Britain