| 单词 | stalagmite |
| 例句 | “I never know,” Harry called to Hagrid over the noise of the cart, “what’s the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They staggered over slick glass ledges, around massive boulders, avoiding stalagmites that would’ve impaled them with any slip of the foot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A candy vendor was barking about sweet, chewy manna that had crystallized on the stalagmites of Thulm. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Following the fixed line, I meandered through a vertical maze of crystalline blue stalagmites. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z That point would be marked by a gigantic thunderclap, after which Alvarez would haul his gangly frame into the tube to strip away the stalagmites and stalactites and buff the surface smooth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I searched the room and discovered that one of the stalagmites protruding from the floor was slightly worn around the tip. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Inside the Mark I, these sparks packed the power of lightning bolts, ripping through the drift tubes and leaving behind what Pief Panofsky described as “spectacular stalagmites and stalactites of copper.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Her wandering eye would transform the stalagmites and stalactites into sculptures of hanging alligators, witches’ claws, or the face of her hated history teacher. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We marched down salt stairs, we crawled along salt floors, we passed stalagmites formed from salt water dripping off the ceiling. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally we got to the bottom of a slope and found ourselves in a large cave with huge stalagmite columns. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “A stalagmite might climb up to the ceiling someday.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed the stalagmite and pulled it toward me, but it didn’t budge. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z These images are mixed with others that contain snow-like elements: stalagmites at Carlsbad Caverns or piles of ghostly white sand at White Sands National Monument. Datebook: New works by Mark Bradford, street art temple, the end of men 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The show consists of a giant wall drawing, constructed around sepia-tone ribbons of paint that form silhouettes of stalactites and stalagmites on the walls around the room. A Tattoo Master, Off the Street, Into the Gallery 2011-03-25T20:47:08Z Situated just under the center of Aracena, the cavern unfurls one marvelous sight after another: limestone sculpted by time, crystals, and colorful stalactites and stalagmites. Come for the mushrooms, stay for the ham: This unsung corner of Spain is home to fabulous food 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z This look — with its softly clashing colors and soaring stalagmites — seems designed to instigate, at least in some, flashbacks to stacks of yellowing paperbacks and lovingly played rock albums. Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Wants That Loving Feeling 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z A cool underground retreat in the summer — but supercool geology any time of year — Luray Caverns is a cave system filled with colorful, otherworldly stalactites, stalagmites, stone columns and mirrored pools. Can you plan a 2017 vacation with a 40-year-old travel guide? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z There’s murky, gurgling water, water everywhere and the occasional stalactite and stalagmite, if not much else, which might explain why the writers try to goose the proceedings with drama and death. | 'Sanctum': Plunging Into the Deep, Hoping for a Way Out 2011-02-04T00:24:27Z He joined the Museum of Contemporary Art’s board last year, and has donated work to the museum, including one of Mr. Ruby’s stalagmites. Maurice and Paul Marciano, of Guess Jeans, Plan a Museum 2013-08-25T21:32:30Z Wandering down what is actually a series of caves is relaxing enough although, rather than karate, the guided tour emphasises archaeological finds and natural history, notably stalactites, stalagmites, and an enormous banyan tree. Get a kick out of karate at Okinawa’s new fight club 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Bite into one and you find it is hollow, with only stray stalagmites of salt left inside, and a shell that verges on candy. Hungry City: Spicy Lanka in Jamaica, Queens 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z A British team made the first proper exploration in 2009, discovering stalagmites more than 70 m high. In Deep: Go Underground to See the Best of Vietnam 2011-12-01T14:10:00Z There are giant, organic pillars, like stalagmites or termite mounds, a visual or conceptual rhyme to the towers built outside. Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow ? review 2010-10-13T20:50:00Z A group of us also headed to the Crystal and Fantasy Caves in Bermuda's Hamilton Parish to see the incredible stalactites and stalagmites. T Magazine: All Aboard 2012-11-15T22:22:03Z She pointed to a photograph of what looked like a set of stalagmites: It was the surface of “The Scream” seen under a microscope. ‘The Scream’ Is Fading. New Research Reveals Why. 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Flashlights in hand, my husband and I headed down a tunnel for a self-guided tour around what turned out to be home to magnificent stalactites, stalagmites and other intricate formations. West Virginia: Wild and wonderful and, okay, a little bit weird 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Here, amid gleaming stalactites and stalagmites and a carpet of animal bones, beautiful images of horses gallop on walls alongside bison and a ghostly menagerie of cave lions, cave bears and woolly mammoths. | 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams': Herzog Finds His Inner Cave Man 2011-04-28T21:43:04Z He marked the honor by asking the crowd to put their ones in the air; they obliged with a sea of cellphone stalagmites. Review | Fresh off a Grammy win and still No. 1 on the charts, Roddy Ricch rides high at 9:30 Club 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Below is a prehistoric cave complete with stalagmites and stalactites. 36 Hours in Monaco 2013-08-15T21:55:10Z But it's so beautifully rendered, it's the reading equivalent of hiking into a cavern encrusted with stalactites and stalagmites and all manner of unidentifiable, possibly poisonous outcroppings. 'Burning Bright': Ron Rash's grim and gorgeous story collection 2010-04-07T22:28:00Z It’s also home to four spectacular caverns bristling with stalagmites and stalactites. Six Christmas Traditions From Around the World 2011-12-15T20:51:33Z The State Department’s online risk-assessment categories were as indecipherable as stalactites and stalagmites. State Department gives its travel advisory system a makeover 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z In one scene his wife was killed when one of the newspaper stalagmites fell on her – death by a thousand angry letters pages. Rewind TV: Martina Cole's The Runaway; Bored to Death; Spiral; Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands 2011-04-02T23:09:39Z Fingers and toes would have been lost as skeletons were swept into the pit where the stalagmite could already have formed. Scientists are accused of distorting theory of human evolution by misdating bones 2012-06-09T23:07:18Z Squeezing through narrow passages, they descended to a large cavern full of glistening stalagmites and stalactites. In a cave with Werner Herzog 2011-04-28T18:00:43Z Even at a mere 300 pounds — mere, that is, relative to 80 tons of genuine granite — the fake behemoth shattered the prop stalagmites in its path and they had to be replaced between each take. Four Secrets About ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z The robot moves along a walkway, passing through an ornate landscape of stalactites and stalagmites. Persephone, the robot guide, leads visitors in a Greek cave 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z They say the 28 bodies were thrown into the pit as an act of reverence for the dead and that the stalagmite grew over the sediment containing the bones. Scientists are accused of distorting theory of human evolution by misdating bones 2012-06-09T23:07:18Z Ten led the way up a slippery path, pointing out geologic formations sprouting from the floor and ceiling, and forming flowstone columns where stalactites and stalagmites grew together. Journeys: Ban Tham Lod in Northern Thailand 2011-10-07T18:55:00Z There Lacy murders not Marcus, but the words stalactites and stalagmites, which she apparently has never heard before. 'Bachelor in Paradise' RECAP: Love and Other Demons 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z A stalagmite found just above the remains has been dated as 600,000 years old, using natural uranium isotopes, and Sima scientists argue that the fossils must be older. Scientists are accused of distorting theory of human evolution by misdating bones 2012-06-09T23:07:18Z I’m a gay stalagmite; I don’t like holidays that rip us from our homes, put hats on us and make us move. O Mad Night! 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Here is a stalagmite desperately trying to erode itself out of shot in Carlsbad caverns. Who let Brad Pitt’s fashotainment shoot happen? 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z In many places the calcite is fashioning stalagmites on the ground, glossy nubs that appear translucent white in the center. Under the Shenandoah Mountains, a West Virginia caving adventure 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The King had rescued me from my despair when I had been trapped in a cold, damp cave, curled up between stalactites and stalagmites, shivering and thinning with every second. Your stories: Dragons are not what you expect them to be by Ellathebookworm 2013-01-11T09:00:00Z This information is locked into the stalagmites over time. Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z By examining an 8,000-year-old stalagmite from a cave in central Vietnam, researchers have been able to extract information about changes in seasonal rainfall patterns in Southeast Asia over thousands of years. New research brings greater understanding of Asian winter monsoon 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z All you have to do is journey 170 feet below the surface through a series of limestone caverns filled with stalactites and stalagmites. There's a river in Pennsylvania whose endpoint is unknown — and it's not the only "lost" river 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The glowing stalagmite chandeliers, electric neon art of cacti, waves and sun punctuate the walls of the ocean-blue California Room, the venue’s second stage. The Ice House reopens in Pasadena with laughs, lofty goals and Lakers magic 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z One of her areas of expertise is paleoclimatology, and she has traveled the world tracking climatic changes over centuries using corals and cave stalagmites. A Climate Scientist Is Evaluating the U.S.’s Spy Programs 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Variation in uranium-234 isotope and changes in the growth thickness of stalagmite give indication of the change in the amount of precipitation. Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Though our bookshelves are crammed, and towers of tomes endure like stalagmites next to the living room sofa, our acquisitions continue. 7 new cookbooks that deserve a place on your shelf and in your kitchen 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Stalactites and stalagmites, like those shown in Figure 18.30, form in caves when drops of water containing dissolved calcium hydrogen carbonate evaporate to leave a deposit of calcium carbonate. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Similar material precipitates within limestone caves to form stalactites, stalagmites, and a wide range of other speleothems. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Speleotherms commonly occur in the form of stalactites, when extending from the ceiling, and stalagmites, when extending from the floor. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The research team used stalagmite samples to reconstruct groundwater recharge rates -- or, the amount of water that penetrates the aquifers -- in the Grand Canyon area during the early years of the Holocene period. Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z During the annual pilgrimage, tens of thousands of Hindus cross glaciers and waterlogged trails to reach the cave which contains an ice stalagmite considered to be a physical manifestation of the god Shiva. Thirteen dead, three dozen missing after cloudburst in India's Kashmir 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z “Then you have those stalagmites, those are the problems I was having.” Art godfather Ulysses Jenkins finally gets his close-up with a Hammer show of his video art 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z The terrain on the flats alternated between salt marsh, where his feet sank with each step, and salt stalagmites, which rose between 6 inches and 2 feet. Blisters. Hallucinations: A hiker's grueling attempt to cross Death Valley in four days 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The Oman Cave Exploration Team found stalagmites and cave pearls, which are formed by dripping water. Cavers descend into Yemen's 'Well of Hell' 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z This spring Reyes and others analyzed Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic cave deposits, such as flowstones and stalagmites, and determined that Arctic permafrost soils thawed quite a bit during some ancient warm periods. How Much Worse Will Thawing Arctic Permafrost Make Climate Change? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Red markings on a stalagmite dome in a cave system in southern Spain were created by Neanderthals more than 60,000 years ago, a new study says. Neanderthal markings in Spain suggest cave art, study says 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z The most striking evidence of Neanderthal interiority lies at the back of Bruniquel Cave in France, where archaeologists found two concentric rings of broken stalagmites, traces of fire and burned bones. Neanderthals Listened to the World Much Like Us 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z He dubbed the stalagmites “fairy castles” as he strode past them. Blisters. Hallucinations: A hiker's grueling attempt to cross Death Valley in four days 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z In their prehistoric stalagmites and stalactites, the caves hold pristine information on ancient climate. Oil drilling on sensitive New Mexico public lands puts drinking water, rare caves at risk 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z The foods most likely to contribute to these inner stalagmites are high in the chemical compound purine, among them venison and foie gras, pheasant and scallops, goose and caviar. Once the Disease of Gluttonous Aristocrats, Gout Is Now Tormenting the Masses 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The stalagmites and stalactites of Goikoetxe Cave are not just the usual white; many range from honey to deep red. Red Stalagmites Reveal Glimpses of the Past 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z In 2017, divers exploring tunnels deep within one cave, Sagitario, noticed sections with broken stalactites and stalagmites, curiously piled rocks, pitted walls and floors, and sooty ceilings. Underwater caves in Mexico preserve one of the world’s oldest ochre mines 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z I recently attended a lecture by a scientist who explores climate history by analysing stalagmites. What Hollywood can teach researchers about scientific storytelling 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Radiocarbon dating is due to be recalibrated using a slew of new data from around the world, including those from tree rings, lake and ocean sediments, corals and stalagmites. Daily briefing: Long-acting injection protects against HIV infection 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Closer to home, scientists have long used cave formations to gauge rainfall, based on ratios of oxygen isotopes left in stalactites and stalagmites by seeping water. Diamond microscope reveals slow crawl of Earth’s ancient crust 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Each successive drop adds a thin layer of minerals to a growing stalagmite below. How Stalagmites Get Their Shapes 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Prof James Baldini, an expert in analysing stalagmites who was not involved in the research, said the study left little doubt that the Neo-Assyrian empire enjoyed abundant rainfall followed by a megadrought. Climate change may be behind fall of ancient empire, say researchers 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Another is a stalagmite in a cave in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. India’s geologists champion law to protect fossil treasures 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands trek the annual yatra, or spiritual journey, to the Amarnath shrine, a hallowed mountain cave where an icy stalagmite is revered as an image of the Hindu god Shiva. India promotes Hindu pilgrimage as sign of peace in Kashmir 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Hindus worship a stalagmite inside the hallowed mountain cave as an incarnation Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and regeneration. Hindu pilgrimage begins amid high security in Indian Kashmir 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Drips that fall farther tend to result in wider stalagmites. How Stalagmites Get Their Shapes 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Jaunty, lumpy monoliths built from an encrustation of sparkly glass beads by Mexican artist Raúl de Nieves are like humanoid stalagmites discovered deep within Plato’s cave. MOCA on the rebound? Three strong shows and free entry are welcome signs of change 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Last year, the International Commission on Stratigraphy, which sets new geological time units, designated this stalagmite as a marker for the Meghalayan age, which began 4,250 years ago. India’s geologists champion law to protect fossil treasures 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The entryway of the cave is cathedral-like, 100 meters wide and bedecked with stalagmites and stalactites. This 40,000-year-old cow painting marks a key moment in the evolution of art 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The stalagmite structures you see seem to be support tissues that were laid down by the tree to help support the aboveground portion that was living over the cavity.” Perspective | The diseased tree had to come down. But what was a rusty shovel doing inside? 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z They brought high-speed cameras to study the caves’ stalagmites, many of which were milky white and glistening with moisture. How Stalagmites Get Their Shapes 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z His team could date only a few of the stalagmite's layers, and water had partially dissolved the rock close to the drying event, potentially blurring the record. Massive drought or myth? Scientists spar over an ancient climate event behind our new geological age 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The Meghalayan age started with a 200-year global drought recorded in sediment around the world; the official marker is a stalagmite in a cave in northeastern India. Fruit-fly brain, the real Lorax and new geological ages 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Inside, a robot with hearts for eyes charged its batteries in an ersatz cave rimmed by silver stalagmites tipped with glowing white lights. Wild About Tech, China Even Loves Robot Waiters That Can’t Serve 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z As cyanobacteria make sugars from sunlight and CO2 in the water, they trigger the formation of calcite—the same mineral that can form stalagmites and stalactites in caves. 6 Amazing Structures Built by Surprising Creatures 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z High-speed videos revealed that the droplets created a splash when they impacted a stalagmite. How Stalagmites Get Their Shapes 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Walker wishes Kathayat's new stalagmite records had been published in time for their proposal. Massive drought or myth? Scientists spar over an ancient climate event behind our new geological age 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Based on glacial ice samplings, stalagmites, ocean- and lake-bed sediments, tree rings and other assessments, it’s clear that sometime in the 13th century, Earth’s climate cooled. Some places flourished in the Little Ice Age. There are lessons for us now. 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Paintings depict steepled pinnacles crowding into bristly masses, forests stippling mountainsides, and crystalline peaks soaring like stalagmites. Climbing to New Peaks of Creativity 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Combining new data with those garnered previously from another stalagmite from the same cave provides a continuous climate chronicle that stretches back more than 5700 years, the researchers report today in Science Advances. Ancient Asian cultures may have risen and fallen on the strength of monsoons 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z But the extent of the spray — up to roughly 0.7 inches in radius — was much smaller than the stalagmites themselves. How Stalagmites Get Their Shapes 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Walker thought the stalagmite signal could serve as the perfect geological exemplar, or "golden spike," marking the beginning of the Meghalayan. Massive drought or myth? Scientists spar over an ancient climate event behind our new geological age 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Every few yards, Fitzpatrick pointed out buried treasures: two-story-tall stalagmites seemingly standing guard just beyond the entrance, limestone walls indented with cavities glittering with crystals, bizarre bulbous formations reminiscent of toadstools. Vandalized caverns in Mojave Desert to reopen after extensive renovations 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Instead, Stinnesbeck’s team collected a fleck of the pelvis bone and surrounding stalagmite, which contains a mineral called calcite. Skeleton plundered from Mexican cave was one of the Americas’ oldest 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z A random arrangement of tubular Apparatus light fixtures in various metal finishes and sizes punctuates a long hallway like stalagmites. Model Apartments Where Designers Run Wild 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z That left the team wondering: What explained stalagmites’ widths? How Stalagmites Get Their Shapes 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Entering the cave today, archaeologists skirt the big stalagmite that has stood near the entrance for the last 35,000 years. Quest for Clues to Humanity's First Fires 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The scientists examined stalagmites from a cave in the southern Ural Mountains of Russia. New research may resolve a climate ‘conundrum’ across the history of human civilization | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Droplets that fell to the floor slowly formed stalagmites. How Mother Nature and a Pentagon Mathematician Created the World's Largest Instrument 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The uranium method works well on stalagmites and stalactites found in caves, because uranium around at the time is locked into their crystal structure. Could history of humans in North America be rewritten by broken bones? 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Instead, successive droplets were dispersed by as much as a few inches each time they struck stalagmites. How Stalagmites Get Their Shapes 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Rain and springs pull carbon from the exposed mantle to form stalactites and stalagmites in mountain caves. Scientists seek holy grail of climate change in Oman’s hills 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z It empties the kitty litter before stalagmites form. Maturity gets it done, no whining 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z She led them to the cave and the soaring cathedral of stalagmites at its base, where thick bands of light issue from an opening above. Haitians, Battered by Hurricane, Huddle in Caves: ‘This Is the Only Shelter We Have’ 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z In a study in the journal Nature, scientists report that these strange stalagmite piles found in the south of France were formed roughly 176,000 years ago by Neanderthals. 170,000 years before Stonehenge, Neanderthals built their own incredible structure 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z “We might be able to obtain some information about cave history,” Dr. Gilet said, “based on stalagmite width.” How Stalagmites Get Their Shapes 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Mysterious ring-shaped structures fashioned about 176,000 years ago by Neanderthals using broken stalagmites deep inside a cave in southwestern France indicate that our closest extinct relatives were more adept than previously known. Enigmatic French cave structures show off Neanderthal skills 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Back then, the stalagmite structures were assumed to be 50,000 years old, the same age as burnt animal remains found nearby. Neanderthals built mysterious cave structures 175,000 years ago 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The structures were made from hundreds of stalagmites, the mineral deposits which rise from the floors of caves. Neanderthal stone ring structures found in French cave - BBC News 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z But bear dens are generally smaller than the largest ring, Soressi says, and the animals don’t stack stalagmites so much as excavate hollows and brush things aside. Neanderthals Built Mysterious Stone Circles 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Neanderthals built one of the world’s oldest constructions — 176,000-year-old semicircular walls of stalagmites in the bowels of a cave in southwest France. Neanderthals built cave structures — and no one knows why 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The rings and piles are made of about 400 stalagmites of similar size, weighing a total of 2.2 tons. Mysterious underground rings built by Neandertals 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The site is remarkably well preserved because the stalagmites became encased in calcium carbonate soon after the walls were built. Neanderthals built mysterious cave structures 175,000 years ago 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z By analyzing the stalagmites as well as the calcite that grew on top of them, the researchers were able to date the site to about 176,500 years ago. Neanderthals were building complex cave structures much longer ago than we thought 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The mysterious structures are built from nearly 400 stalagmites—the cone-shaped rock formations that rise from cave floors as dripping, mineral-rich water accumulates over time. Neanderthals Built Mysterious Stone Circles 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Dating techniques indicate the stalagmites are at least 80,000 years old. Neanderthals ‘kept our early ancestors out of Europe’ 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Verheyden and her colleagues used radioactive-dating techniques to analyze the pieces of broken stalagmite, as well as layers of minerals naturally deposited on the structures after they were constructed. Mysterious underground rings built by Neandertals 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The team used the radioactive decay of uranium to thorium to date this stalagmite to 80,000 years ago—a minimum age for the teeth. Trove of teeth from cave represents oldest modern humans in China 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The ancient structures are made of more than 400 pieces of stalagmites, similarly sized, piled up, and arranged in two circles. Neanderthals were building complex cave structures much longer ago than we thought 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z But uranium dating of the stalagmites, as well as dates for a mineral cloak that had grown over them and the bone bits, revealed an age the team didn’t expect. Neanderthals Built Mysterious Stone Circles 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z After analyzing the stable isotopes of oxygen, carbon and concentrations of uranium and other elements inside the stalagmites, the researchers found higher oxygen and carbon isotope ratios in years with lower rainfall. A Chinese Drought Weather Report Written on Cave Walls 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Team members haven’t yet discovered the Neandertal’s workshop, because most of the missing stalagmite bases and tips aren’t anywhere near the structures. Mysterious underground rings built by Neandertals 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z National Geographic highlights certain cave features throughout the tour, like a giant stalagmite known as The Hand of Dog and a flush, green jungle nicknamed The Garden of Edam. Take a virtual journey through Vietnam's massive Son Doong cave 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z "That’s a very complex process for me and maybe even more complex than breaking stalagmites and piling them up," she says. Neanderthals were building complex cave structures much longer ago than we thought 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Rings of stalagmites found in a cave in France suggest that our ancient relatives were surprisingly skilled builders. Neanderthals Built Mysterious Stone Circles 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z He and his colleagues used the information from the stalagmites to construct a model of precipitation in the region in more recent times. A Chinese Drought Weather Report Written on Cave Walls 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z We weave along the narrow metal walkways; stalactites and stalagmites glimmer in the light, sparkling curtains of calcite hang down from above and the floor is awash with the bones of long-dead animals. Vast replica recreates prehistoric Chauvet cave - BBC News 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Cartoonish stalactites dropping from above and stalagmites rising from below often meet in the middle to form ragged, skinny columns. Deep cleaning: Cave lovers help remove grime left by park tourists 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Ancient piles of broken stalagmites found deep inside a cave in France were made by Neanderthals about 176,000 years ago, way before modern humans were around. Neanderthals were building complex cave structures much longer ago than we thought 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z It has also created accidental sculpture everywhere, covering the familiar in sheets and shards, icicles and stalagmites and fractals of varying transparency and opacity. New York Today: Twilight of the Ice Age 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The world’s largest stalagmite, obelisks commemorating battles, a reconstruction of the log cabin where Lincoln was born, the world’s longest cave, the homemade sculptures of a local woman. Karl Ove Knausgaard Travels Through America 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Columns as smooth as glass and stalagmites rising form the floor of the cavern surround visitors as they walk through the caves. Montana’s state parks celebrate 75 years 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z But to her surprise, Carolin found that the changes in precipitation recorded in the Borneo stalagmites did not correspond nearly as well with one set of climate changes in particular, the Dansgaard-Oeschger events. In Borneo, Stalagmites Tell Modern Story of Rainfall and Climate Change 2013-06-07T15:15:00.150Z “It is my great hope that I’ll be a great justice, and that I’ll write opinions that will last the ages,” she said as she signed her way through giant stalagmites of books. Book-Tour Rock Star, Sotomayor Sees an Even Higher Calling 2013-02-04T02:54:10Z Belize, Switzerland, Germany and elsewhere thus decided to look at another, less vulnerable, source of evidence: stalagmites in caves. Did Climate Change Kill the Mayans? 2012-11-09T13:05:23Z The researchers, whose findings appear in the current issue of the journal Science, reconstructed rainfall patterns using cross-sections of stalagmites from a cave near the ancient city of Uxbenka, in what is now southern Belize. Observatory: For Maya, Climate Change May Have Been Blessing and Curse 2012-11-08T21:38:36Z A new analysis of 2,000 year-old stalagmites suggests the role that climate change played in both the Maya civilization's achievements and in its undoing. Green Blog: For Ancient Maya, Climate Change Giveth and Taketh Away 2012-11-08T19:51:46Z Matching the models with stalagmites There was a much clearer correlation between less rainfall in the region and the Heinrich events, Carolin said. In Borneo, Stalagmites Tell Modern Story of Rainfall and Climate Change 2013-06-07T15:15:00.150Z Stalactites hang from the ceilings of the cave chambers, while stalagmites rise up from the ground to join them. Slovenian Landscapes: Above and Below 2012-08-15T19:43:17Z Bristol researchers removing samples for dating from Tito Bustillo Cave This material builds up in the exact same way that stalagmites and stalactites form in a cave. Red dot becomes 'oldest cave art' 2012-06-15T00:32:09Z They did this by collecting samples of the thin crusts of calcium carbonate that formed atop the images through the same process that forms stalactites and stalagmites. Oldest Cave Paintings May Be Creations of Neandertals, Not Modern Humans 2012-06-14T20:45:00.243Z Although researchers often use oxygen isotopes to understand precipitation in past eras, the stalagmites' exceptional quality allowed the team to collect two samples per year over a 2,000-year period. Green Blog: For Ancient Maya, Climate Change Giveth and Taketh Away 2012-11-08T19:51:46Z The results from the Carolin paper, with real data from real stalagmites, are almost "exactly what the model predicted in 2011," he said. In Borneo, Stalagmites Tell Modern Story of Rainfall and Climate Change 2013-06-07T15:15:00.150Z U-series dating takes advantage of the fact that calcite, the form of calcium carbonate in stalactites and stalagmites, contains trace amounts of radioactive uranium-238, which decays to form atomic elements including radioactive thorium-230. Did Neandertals Paint Early Cave Art? 2012-06-14T20:30:00Z Water seeping into caves leaves deposits of calcium carbonate, or calcite, as stalactites and stalagmites or simpler crusts over cave surfaces. New Dating Puts Cave Art in the Age of Neanderthals 2012-06-14T18:08:51Z A perfect forest of icicles of both the stalactite and stalagmite forms fills the cave. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Fresh tears brimmed over her lids; and as in mighty limestone caverns stalagmites drop upon the explorer, so now from the remote roof of glass and iron a smutty drop descended upon Jasmine's nose. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z It resembles an immense Gothic cathedral, and the numbers of half-finished stalagmites, which rise from the ground like kneeling or prostrate forms, seem worshippers in that silent and solemn place. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Near the centre a low pile of stalagmites suggestive of a fortress rose out of the water; from the miniature fortress extended a reef in the form of a cross. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The small fountain on one side was sheathed with ice; and where its tiny spirtle fell a glittering stalagmite was rising rapidly, so the rotund sparrows had difficulty in getting at their usual drinking-trough. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z On either side, as they went, were stalagmites of glittering white, answering to the pointed stalactites which depended from the vaulted cave-roof above. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The saline incrustations, fungi and stalagmites, rapidly changed in appearance, an endless variety of stony figures and vegetable cryptogams recurring successively before my eyes. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z They were, moreover, indented with many a cave: some of these, it was found out afterwards, were floored with stalagmites, while huge icicle-like stalactites depended from their roofs. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z At one point we were refreshed with water from a cleft in the rocks, served in a tumbler that was kept inverted over a conveniently placed stalagmite. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z At one end rose a lofty heap of rocks that had fallen from the roof and been cemented together by stalagmites. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Beautiful views of stalactites and stalagmites stand out in bold relief against snow white walls. The Mountains of Oregon 2011-07-17T02:00:38.297Z This vase was formed from concretions of carbonate of lime, of the nature of stalagmite, or, rather, stalactite. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z There are no stalactites or stalagmites worth mentioning. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z The cave, though small in extent, resembles the Dragon Caves in miniature, and has beautiful stalactites and stalagmites which are both fine in form and quite unblackened by smoke. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The floor was perfectly smooth and level, and at one end an artificial orchestra had been erected in the midst of a group of crags and stalagmites. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Under certain conditions calcium carbonate is concentrated at or near the earth's surface by chemical agencies, as about springs where calcareous tufa, travertine, etc., are precipitated, and in caverns where stalactites and stalagmites are formed. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z It is a heavy deposit of lime or travertine, essentially the same as the stalagmites and stalactites which one sees in certain caverns. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Gione, with her sister, advanced from behind a connected stalactite and stalagmite. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Among the stalagmites are a few of beehive shape; but there is one named the Jockey Cap, an extraordinary specimen for bigness. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Thanks to this technology, viewers feel the claustrophobia of the initial descent into the cave, followed by the relief of entering the spacious first chamber with its glittering stalactites and stalagmites. Recommended: A World without Fish 2011-04-01T05:15:00.230Z In this cave, under a layer of stalagmite, were found many flint knives, associated with the bones of extinct mammals. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z Stalactites and stalagmites have been formed in a similar way. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z He stood in the center of the great chamber, gazing with wrapt expression at the stalagmites which rose in strange formations from the cave floor. Voice from the Cave 2011-01-04T03:01:09.533Z It is to the moisture that the unsullied whiteness is due, and the glistening effect; for wherever stalactite or stalagmite becomes dry, the colour changes to brown, as we saw in the Old Cave. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z The stalactites and stalagmites are of the most varied and often beautiful forms, and have received fanciful appellations, as they resemble columns, statues, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide A layer of stalagmite varying from one to fifteen inches in thickness. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z Just then Dewpoint came out of a pavilion or chamber which was contrived by using stalagmites as pillars and stalactites as supports. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies He held a long stick in his hand and with it began to explore the row of stalagmites, striking them one by one, at first with a slow tempo and then faster and faster. Voice from the Cave 2011-01-04T03:01:09.533Z So it continues, the roof still low, for eighty yards, comprising the Old Cave, which has been known for ages; and we come to a narrow passage hewn through a thick screen of stalagmite. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z With these one of their number kindled a bon-fire, whose flame revealed a couple of burros standing patiently under their packs, tied to a 111mammoth stalagmite. Unexplored! Dr. Schmerling found in this cave a pointed bone implement incrusted with stalagmite and joined to a stone. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z In these caverns stalactite and stalagmite abound, forming thick and fast-growing layers of limestone rock. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II Again the beachcomber struck the stalagmites, listening raptly while the sounds died slowly away. Voice from the Cave 2011-01-04T03:01:09.533Z On each side, sloping gently upwards till they met the roof, great bulging masses of stalagmite of snowy whiteness lay outspread, mound after mound glittering as with millions of diamonds. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z If, however, there is a drip, there are formations built also from the lime in the dropping water on the floor of the cave, and these are called stalagmites. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. The bone breccia cemented to the roof, and coated with stalagmite, testifies that the cave, at some time since the formation of the breccia, has been washed out. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z Walking carefully between the stalagmites, they commenced a tour of investigation, holding the lights high above their heads, so as to gain as good a view as possible. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days Only crazy old Skagway who was playing a tune on the stalagmites.” Voice from the Cave 2011-01-04T03:01:09.533Z It is obvious, therefore, that the vast antiquity of deposits containing remains of man underneath layers of stalagmite cannot be inferred from a thickness of a few inches or even of a few feet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" In time the stalactites and the stalagmites will meet, forming a great column reaching from floor to ceiling. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. The bone came from a river deposit of loam covered with a layer of stalagmite, and at a depth of thirteen feet from the surface. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z There were wonderful subterranean caverns, full of stalactites and stalagmites; underground lakes and rivers, and mysterious "potholes" leading no one knew whither. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days In the English caves he remarked a similar absence of alterations of alluvium and stalagmite. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The rate of the accumulation of stalagmite in caverns is necessarily variable, since it is determined by the presence of varying currents of air. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" In the Zwarteberg of the central chain are the Cango Caves, a remarkable series of caverns containing many thousand of stalactites and stalagmites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" There was no stalagmite overlying the mud or loam in which the skeleton was found, and no other bones met with save the tusk of a bear. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z From the roof, like huge icicles, hung innumerable stalactites, many of which, meeting with stalagmites that rose from the floor, formed pillars as beautiful as the marble columns in a Greek temple. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days They occur in a calcareous stony mass, bound together by a cement of stalagmite. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology He farther refers to the fact that the thicker masses of stalagmite, which correspond to the places of more active drip of water, are in the same position in both crusts of stalagmite. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Tiny bits of limestone formed and gradually built them up from the bottom; these are called stalagmites. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia The finding of an isolated skeleton, in a cave, with stalagmite completely covering it, is accepted as an occurrence that is not very remarkable. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The mineral-laden water, the constant drip of which has produced a hanging, icicle-like stalagmite, has built up the stalactite to meet it. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place In addition to the materials thus introduced, stalagmite, or carbonate of lime, drops from the roofs of caverns, and in this mixture the bones of animals washed in by rivers are often entombed. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology He urges, in opposition to the Ingleborough Cave, that at Cheddar, where, according to him, no appreciable deposit whatever is taking place on the existing stalagmite. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science At a signal from Long Shadow, one of the Tibetans reached behind a stalagmite and pulled a lever. The Caves of Fear These are consolidated by the percolation of rain-water, which dissolves some of the lime from the more porous tracts and deposits it lower down, filling every fissure with stalagmite. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Some are creamy white limestone arches, some are walled with black gypsum, some are hung with great curtains of stalagmites, solid but suggesting the lightness and grace of folds of crêpe. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place The shells and pieces of stone soon become cemented together by stalagmite into a compact mass, and the talus thus formed is in one place fifty feet deep, and five hundred yards wide. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology There are, no doubt, crevices and caves in which old stalagmite is even being removed or diminished in thickness. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science He dodged through passages, rounded turns, leaped over stalagmites. The Caves of Fear Nowhere else in the world can stalactites that droop from the roof, stalagmites that spring from the floor, be seen in such perfection of form and tint. Cynthia's Chauffeur The caverns of Luray, in Virginia, are complex and wonderful in their structure, and famous for the beautiful stalactites and stalagmites they contain. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place "The stalagmites are very beautiful," said Virginia; "but the stalactites are still more beautiful." Cudjo's Cave But this, of course, is evidence not applicable to the case in hand, as in the Cheddar case no stalagmite crust whatever would be produced. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science He placed the second can at that opening and went into the passage formed by a series of stalagmite columns. The Caves of Fear Some workmen, excavating in a quarry of Jurassic limestone, found the opening to the cave, the bottom of which was covered with stalagmites, while there were no corresponding stalactites hanging from the roof. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 So likewise on the floor of the cave where the limestone solution dropped was built up from the bottom a covering of limestone with inverted stone icicles called stalagmites. History of Human Society Here was no water; but in its place was a floor of alabaster, from which arose a great variety of pure white stalagmites, to meet each its twin stalactite pendent from above. Cudjo's Cave There are also fragments of stalagmite from an old crust broken up when the breccia was deposited, and possibly belonging to Pliocene times. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science In a second he reached the corner, rounded it, and found himself in an odd cave with countless pillars, formed when stalactites from the ceiling and stalagmites from the floor had joined together. The Caves of Fear Between them, and also covered with stalagmite, were a quantity of human skeletons, with the skulls raised above the rest of the bodies. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The cave is in the form of a cross, 92 ft. long and 164 ft. broad, with stalactites and stalagmites. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia They slowly made their way through the impeding stalagmites, surrounded by a dark blur of shadows, the ghostly phosphorescent light illuminating well only the few rods around them. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 Next above the breccia is a floor of "stalagmite," or stony carbonate of lime, deposited from the drippings of the roof, and in some places more than twelve feet thick. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Rick quickly replaced the gag and bound it in place, then used another piece of cloth torn from the man's clothing to lash one leg to a stalagmite. The Caves of Fear Just in front of us a fountain gushes out of a grotto of artificial stalagmite and bathes the pedestal of an absurd little statuette of the God of Love. The Passionate Friends The stalagmites in the cavern tower 100 feet high. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 Clumps of stalagmites made the floor a maze which they threaded painfully. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 It is not stratified, and contains many fallen fragments of rock, rounded stones, and broken pieces of stalagmite. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science They were the stalactites and stalagmites Zircon had mentioned, formed over the centuries by slow drops of water, each of which left its tiny trace of limestone to help build up the formation. The Caves of Fear Beds of stalagmites, sand, and gravel covered these relics, deposited by an ancient stream which geologists say flowed three hundred feet above the present bed of the Wye. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The stalagmites of the cavern, according to Mr. Nicholson, are very vibrant and resonant. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 I have iron ore, soft gypsum crystals, stalactites, stalagmites, pretty pebbles, different kinds of limestone, pressed ferns, and other things. Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly After the old stalagmite floor above mentioned was formed, the cave again received deposits of muddy water and stones; but now a change occurs in the remains embedded. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science He pulled the boat up to it and anchored it by the rope to a convenient stalagmite. The Caves of Fear Benjamin led the way through a low aperture, on either side of which stalactites and stalagmites had met, leaving a low doorway in the centre. The Tale of Timber Town Specimens of stalagmites will be collected and reconstructed for the American Museum of Natural History. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 These were frequently buried beneath deposits of stalagmite and other materials that must have taken a long time to accumulate. Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution And the stalactites and stalagmites which encrust the Kirkdale Cave are, Mr. Penn holds, simply the last runnings of the lime that exuded after the general mass had begun to set. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Rick sat with his back against the cold surface of a stalagmite column. The Caves of Fear Among them was a cave of large extent, where stalactites and stalagmites abounded in great profusion. Dorothy's Triumph The diluvium has also been found in caverns lying upon an ancient stalagmite, and covered again with a new formation of that modification of carbonate of lime. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 With this idea, Pouchskin seized his axe, knocked the great icicle into “smithereens,” and was about going to work upon the huge stalagmite that blocked up the entrance, when he was interrupted by the Quän. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt The nature of the ground—here covered with blocks of loose stone, there with huge stalagmites—prevented the dog from making rapid progress. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains In the centre of the cave rose three stalagmites of ice. The Mines and its Wonders The wall decorations, and, in some of the chambers, the stalagmites and stalactites, are exceedingly fine. The Book of the National Parks Next came the cave of the Nymphs called Naiads, with its curious shapes of stone, the work of the Nymphs to the old Greek eye, but named stalagmites and stalactites in modern speech. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary That is a stalagmite; it increases upward, and not downward like the stalactites, through which, besides, a tube passes. Adventures of a Young Naturalist Exposed to the air, the carbonic acid partially escapes, and the simple carbonate of lime, which is hardly at all soluble in water, deposits itself as a solid, forming stalactites and stalagmites. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 They had now to make their way amidst stalagmites rising from the floor, met by stalactites descending from the roof. The Mines and its Wonders The moisture coming from the roof has decorated the caverns with splendid stalactites and stalagmites, whilst, like many other volcanic rocks, the walls are of brilliant and harmonious colours. Chatterbox, 1906 The Jersey organ had lost two stops and a wooden stalagmite was broken. The Man from the Bitter Roots That liquid pearl, which has already deposited on the stalactite a thin layer of lime, will fall down on the stalagmite, the top of which is rounded. Adventures of a Young Naturalist The water which trickles from the stalactite, after having in part yielded up its carbonate of lime, falls upon the floor vertically underneath, and there builds the stalagmite. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 While the pursuing party is peacefully reposing upon the stalagmites of the cavern, that pursued reaches its destination—the “Sacred town” of the Tovas. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The place, in fact, suggested a cave or den rather than a shop, with stalagmites of piled literature and a subtle pervading odour of dust and decayed leather. Shining Ferry The rough pillars which supported the floor of the house above were great sparkling stalactites and stalagmites. Lady Betty Across the Water The floor is covered with stalagmites of every form, and it sparkles as if paved with diamonds. The History of Tasmania , Volume II In some cases the points of inverted cones of stalactite rested on the centres of pillars of stalagmite. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Great stalagmites and stalactites, smothered in the embrace of lichen and creepers, accepted the homage of the plant life indifferently. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old The floor was covered with stalagmites, rough and unp. 112even, showing that the place had not been trod, perhaps for centuries. The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages Attacking this with his axe, Regnar soon split off the point, and commenced hewing the stalagmite down to a uniform height of about two feet. Adrift in the Ice-Fields In some parts, the stalactites, meeting with their opposite stalagmites, form pillars in appearance supporting a roof of immense height. The History of Tasmania , Volume II The valley became narrower as we went on, and the cliffs at the side were full of long caverns, with great stumpy stalactites and stalagmites, looking like teeth in gigantic mouths. Southern Arabia Both candles, as if to be in fashion with the stony drippings of the cavern, had run down a little, to form tiny stalagmites of grease. The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First While crawling down the rough portion which formed the elevated floor of the chamber Harry slipped, and broke off a portion of the stalagmite overlaying the side. The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages I remember talking to him once about some queerly shaped stalagmites. The Four Pools Mystery The stalactite and stalagmite formations unite in these irregular masses of brownish yellow, which, when the light shines through them, look like transparent amber. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Had there been any gleaming stalactites or stalagmites in sight, the cause of the legend attaching to the place would have been understood, but there was nothing of that nature. Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) For there would be no ice here; the drippings of the snowsheds, with their accompanying stalactites and stalagmites, were absent. The White Desert It is furnished with stalactites and stalagmites of huge size and of every imaginable shape, forming arches, pillars, cornices, and fringes of exquisite beauty. Chatterbox, 1905. "And when you talked to him about the stalagmites—was there anyone else with him at the time?" The Four Pools Mystery It contains a rock shaped like an anvil, with a small inky current running near it, and quantities of coarse stalagmite scattered about, precisely like blacksmith's cinders, called slag. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 From the roof hung fantastic stalactites and from the floor stalagmites equally fantastic shot up to meet them. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky Masses of stalagmite on each side, sloping like solid rock from the walls, leave barely room for a man to walk for the first 30 feet. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 One enormous stalagmite bears the name of the Hollow Column, and measures one hundred feet round by forty feet high. Chatterbox, 1905. My sleeping place, made of all our traveling bedding, was in a charming grotto, adorned with magnificent stalagmites, glittering in all the colors of the rainbow, the floor of soft and silvery sand. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth In the centre of this chamber, between columns of stalactite, stands a mass of stalagmite, shaped like a sarcophagus, in which is an opening like a grave. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Slow water fell drop by drop from the point of the stalactite upon the point of the stalagmite. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky If aboriginal burials were made in the cave—and the wall is almost definite proof of such fact—they are either on the floor under stalagmite or in crevices now concealed by fallen rocks. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 All around are stalactites and stalagmites of every possible form, and we long to do a great deal more exploration of the endless rock passages branching on every side. Chatterbox, 1905. He was hunkered down in a corner, while the golems moved around him slowly, avoiding him like he was a boulder or a stalagmite that had sprung up in the night. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town He opened his eyes on the summit of a stalagmite in a vast thicket or swamp of overthrown and decaying trees. Tales of the Chesapeake Two men of Deadwood of Dakota wuz over a year a-gittin' specimens of the stalactites and stalagmites which they have brought to the Exposition. Samantha at the World's Fair On top, farther in, there is much travertine or stalagmite; in some places it extends entirely across the floor. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 A thick fringe of stalactites, many of immense size, descend to meet the columns of stalagmite ascending from the floor. Chatterbox, 1905. The little ones woke first and saw him, taking cover behind a stalagmite, peering around, each holding a sharp, flat rock, each with his pockets full of more. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town It is composed of tufa, carbonate of lime, and was formed in the same manner as stalactites and stalagmites are formed. Saratoga and How to See It Of the formations in the cave, the different kinds are on different levels, the stalactites and stalagmites nearest the surface on the second, the frost work on the third. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills There is considerable drip, and though dry stalactites and stalagmites occur in some places, over most of the front chamber their formation is still in progress. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Here stalactites and stalagmites of colossal size have joined to form pillars, united by Norman arches, with wonderful effect. Chatterbox, 1905. Here the floor bristles with stalagmites, which in several places are connected with the stalactites that depend from the ceiling. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 Great stalactites hung from the roof and dripped water upon the floor, on which numerous small stalagmites were forming, where they had not been crumbled away by the passage and repassage of sleighs. Jacqueline of Golden River We decide to wade, and on measuring the water find it only two or three feet deep, with a soft clay bottom, and in many places islands of stalagmite rise above the surface. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills This opening, which for distinction will be called the doorway, has its top, sides, and bottom coated with stalagmite formation; so it may once have been somewhat larger than at present. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 At intervals, around this swell, stalactites of various forms are suspended, and behind the sheet of stalactites first described, are numerous stalagmites, in fanciful forms. Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844 By a Visiter A thick layer of very hard, crystalline stalagmite covers the Hall of Columns, and it was very difficult to excavate without destroying this part of the grotto. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 Lighting our candles we went behind a pendant veil of thick stalagmite. In Indian Mexico (1908) Why is it the charmed waters do not leave the evidence of their slow passage only in plain surfaces of varying widths, and the stalactites and stalagmites whose formation we can readily account for? Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills The cavern then expands into a very large chamber, separated into three by curtains or partitions of stalactites and stalagmites. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Resuming our explorations in this most interesting avenue, we soon came in sight of stalagmite pillars, reaching from the floor to the ceiling, once perhaps white and translucent, but now black and begrimed with smoke. Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844 By a Visiter The deposit was from 26 to 32 feet square and from 2 inches to 5 feet deep, and rested upon a bed of broken stones above the stalagmite. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 A few great masses of stalagmite rose from the floor, and there were some columns of the same material. In Indian Mexico (1908) It was snowy white, and thickly studded with stalactites and stalagmites of immense size and in great numbers; some looking like spires of numerous churches, and many connected as with a lattice-work about the bottom. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills Stalactites and stalagmites, some of them possessing unusual size and beauty, are abundant. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 In the Chapel huge stalactites and stalagmites meet each other to form arm-chairs, thrones, alcoves, pulpits, and a double niche conspicuous among its surroundings. Idle Hour Stories The caverns are delightfully cool even at midday, and the fantastic forms of some of the stalactites and stalagmites are a never-ending source of interest. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 From stem to stern the vessel was caked in glossy ice, and from her gaffs and booms hung huge icicles like the stalagmites of the Dropping Cave. A Dream of the North Sea The exact dimensions of the cave are not known, but there are several beautiful and large rooms lined with stalactites and stalagmites which often assume both beautiful and grotesque life-like forms. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills Roof dust in a dry cavern is the equivalent of stalagmite in a wet one. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Adjusting the torches, Stephen gave a low whistle, when from behind a mammoth stalagmite came forth a young man and a fair maiden, who took their stand in the Double Niche. Idle Hour Stories The natural pillars are often grand in dimensions and sparkling with various hues, while stalactites and stalagmites sometimes resemble familiar objects with astonishing perfection. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 Still we felt sure it would have taken hundreds of years before we should have been transformed into either stalactites or stalagmites. From John O'Groats to Land's End The water falling on the upper surface in scattering drops forms myriads of minute stalagmites; on side positions the falling drop first strikes the point exposed to its line of descent and then spreads. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills The floor is of tough clay, fallen rocks, and stalagmite, all of which, as well as the walls and ledges, were industriously dug and hammered for months by the treasure seekers. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 It excels the Mammoth Cave in the number and variety of its stalagmites and stalactites, and in the size of several of its chambers. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Four of its chambers have ice, in one of which a stalagmite of ice rises almost to the roof. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland Here it gradually formed small pyramids, or stalagmites, which slowly rose to meet their counterparts, the stalactites, above, so that one descended while the other ascended. From John O'Groats to Land's End Through this beautiful ceiling there is a percolating drip adding stalactites to the crystal-points and piling stalagmites on the crystal masses below, varying this with imitation cascades, mats of small flowers, and masses of pop-corn. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills According to the report, workmen in excavating a cut for a railway found an old cave entirely filled with stalagmite matter. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 One of these chambers is 350 feet in length, 245 feet in height, and contains a hill 175 feet high, on which are three fine stalagmites. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 G marks the place of a free stalagmite of ice, formed under a fissure in the roof; and each F represents a column from the roof, or from a lateral fissure in the wall. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland We are like the stalagmite, which must be fed from above. Oberheim (Voices) If they could see stalactites and stalagmites in Luray Cave, their world would then include these formations. Reveries of a Schoolmaster The entire cave can be easily cleared out to the stalagmite; and it would be advisable to remove at least portions of this in order to ascertain what may lie beneath it. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 On again digging several feet deep into the red earth here we met with no lower layer of stalagmite nor any animal remains. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 A curious appearance was presented by a small free stalagmite in the retired part of the cave. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland The rock is white limestone, in which are chambers and passage-ways, stalactites and stalagmites innumerable. Cuba, Old and New All the people spoke of the skulls as lying on the surface and not as buried in the stalagmite. A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians The entrance is nearly blocked with a mass of stalagmite, behind which the cave is dark. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Thus it would appear that traces remain in these caverns: First, of an aqueous deposit in the red earth found below the stalagmite in one cavern, and beneath breccia in the other. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 No image that I can think of conveys the picture of this exquisite stalagmite so justly as that of a column formed of the blossoms of lilies, each cup resting within another. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine Pendants hang from the roof, stalagmites grow from the floor like petrified stumps, and pillars and buttresses are disposed as oddly as in the architecture of a dream. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 Enough of these marbles; there is no end to them; the walls and floor of the great, many-arched, thousand-pillared, sky-lifted cavern are crusted all over with them, like stalactites and stalagmites. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 Behind this, in turn, nearly shut off by a large column of stalagmite, is a third room, 8 feet wide, whose earth floor rises rapidly. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 It possessed a stalactitic aspect by the infiltration of calcareous matter and in crevices below I found a reddish stalagmite containing grains of sand. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 The Grotte de Robinet must have been dazzlingly beautiful at one time, but now most of the stalagmite and stalactite has been completely blackened by smoke. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine First, London, for its myriads; for its height, Manhattan heaped in towering stalagmite; But Paris for the smoothness of the paths That lead the heart unto the heart's delight. Poems Between the broken clouds they could see far into the recesses of heaven, the eye journeying on under a species of golden arcades, and past fiery obstructions, fancied cairns, logan-stones, stalactites and stalagmite of topaz. The Woodlanders The depth is 120 feet in daylight to a stalagmite floor. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 This lower cavern is much contracted by stalactites and stalagmites. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 The cavern continued, and the stalagmite became interesting by its fantastic shapes. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine And then suddenly, apropos of nothing except the sweet ache of Lilly's little soul, the second movement would freeze itself into a proscenium arch of music, herself, like a stalagmite, its slim center. Star-Dust From the eaves and fences hang stalactites of snow, and in the yard stand stalagmites covering some concealed core. Excursions Dry cave earth extends for 35 feet from the entrance, at which distance it reaches tough, sticky clay; this continues to the stalagmite. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 The spaces between what remained of these layers were filled with red ochreous matter and bones embedded partially in the stalagmite. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 We decided to try it on the side opposite to the one by which we descended, for we observed a jutting and highly-polished piece of stalagmite, which promised to help the manoeuvre. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine We then passed into a sort of double gallery, separated by enormous pyramidal formations—stalagmites, those which are formed by water dropping on the earth. Life in Mexico In it have been found sealed up in stalagmite the remains of primitive man. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe It had formed around the lower part of a stalagmite 18 inches long, and the bottom of the whole formation rested horizontally on clay. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 It seems probable therefore that this earth once filled the cave also to the same line, and that the stalagmite then extended over the floor of red earth. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Some minds are like caves of stalactite and stalagmite, rich in treasures of beauty, the existence of which you may never suspect because you bring no light yourself to dispel the darkness that conceals them. The Heavenly Twins Its victims writhe and as abuse is piled upon trauma - they turn to stone, the mute witnesses of horror, the stalactites and stalagmites of pain untold and unrecountable. Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema In one place, near at hand, a stalagmite had been slowly growing up from the ground for ages, builded by the water-drip from a stalactite overhead. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 8. This gave the excavators hope that an earth floor had been reached, as the stalagmite was vertical and resembled in all respects stalagmites in the cave. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Indeed, the frosty god conspired with it for our delight; building crystal bridges, with tracery of lace delicater than Valenciennes, and spangled string-pieces, and fretted vaultings, whimsical sierras, stalactite and stalagmite. Hawthorne and His Circle The other hand hung listless, half open, and from it had dropped a brush that formed a small stalagmite at her side. Barriers Burned Away In all the subterranean cavities, more than forty in number, explored by Schmerling, he only observed one cave, namely that of Chokier, where there were two regular layers of stalagmite, divided by fossiliferous cave-mud. The Antiquity of Man The drawing-room of the castle was a circular apartment, with a dome-shaped ceiling broken into gilt ornaments resembling thick bamboos, which projected vertically downward like stalagmites. Cashel Byron's Profession Were the stalagmite removed, there would be ample light for 20 or 30 feet farther, or about 90 feet in all. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 In Europe, as I have shown, twelve feet of stalagmite intervenes in the caves between the remains of pre-glacial and post-glacial man. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel From these, water charged with CaCO3 drops to the bottom, loses CO2 and deposits CaCO3, which forms an upward- growing mass, called stalagmite. An Introduction to Chemical Science Many of the caverns had never before been entered by scientific observers, and their floors were encrusted with unbroken stalagmite. The Antiquity of Man At Batu there are magnificent limestone caves, richly adorned with stalactites and stalagmites. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither There were many fragments still imbedded in the matrix, which was travertine rather than stalagmite. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Several of these skeletons were completely imbedded in the stalagmite which had formed in the cave, the head and knees alone emerging from the solid mass. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples It was in the cavern of Engis that Professor Schmerling found, incrusted with stalagmite and joined to a stone, the pointed bone implement, which he has figured in Fig. On Some Fossil Remains of Man Occasionally, some of the long bones of mammalia were observed to have been first broken across, and then reunited or cemented again by stalagmite, as they lay on the floor of the cave. The Antiquity of Man Sometimes the stalagmites took strange forms, presumably where the dropping of the water had not always been on the same spot. King Solomon's Mines It is only 10 feet wide and the same in height, and extends back 20 feet to a narrow passage which is almost closed by stalagmite. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 These are in the water, and are often covered with a floor of stalagmite which has dripped from the roof above and hardened into stone. Madam How and Lady Why "Drip rock," "cave rock," or "cave formation" are general terms including stalactite or stalagmite; also deposits of similar origin coating the walls. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 The latter, in the case of the fissure-caves, was covered with stalagmite, but in the tunnels it was usually free from any such incrustation. The Antiquity of Man At the top, a layer of stalagmite varying in thickness from 1 to 15 inches, which sometimes contained bones, such as the reindeer's horn, already mentioned, and an entire humerus of the cave-bear. The Antiquity of Man |
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