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Caverns - A large cave or a large chamber in a cave Dripstone - The form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites. Speleotherms - The various dripstone features found in caverns. Stalactites - A type of Speleothem(secondary mineral) that hangs from the ceiling or wall of limestone caves. It is sometimes referred to as drip stone. Soda Straw - A speleothem in the form of a hollow mineral tube. They grow in places where water leaches slowly through cracks in rock, such as on the roofs of caves. A soda straw can turn into a stalactite if the hole at the bottom is blocked, or if the water begins flowing on the outside surface of the tube.

Conical - A type of laboratory glassware which consists of a conical cup with a notch on the top to allow for the easy pouring of liquids, and graduated markings on the side to allow easy and accurate measurement of volumes of liquid. Stalagmites - A type of speleothem that rises from the floor of a limestone cave due to the dripping of mineralized solutions and the deposition of calcium carbonate. Column - A vertical structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below Karst Topography - A landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. Sinks - This is just a driffrent way of saying sinkhole. Tower Karst - T he spectacular form with 30-300m high towers with vertical or overhanging sides. The walls are typically bare rock, as the walls are too steep for vegetation.