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Definition
1.
stalagmite - a speleothem projecting vertically upwards from a cave floor and formed by precipitation from drips.
Gillieson, 1996
2.
stalagmite : A deposit of calcium carbonate rising from the floor of a limestone cave, formed by precipitation from a bicarbonate solution through loss of CO2.
Monroe, 1970
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Stalagmites are convex deposits that grow upward, commonly fed by an overhanging stalactite, and show flat, rounded, or slightly hollow tops, but not a central canal.
White and Culver, 2012
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Stalagmiti so sigaste tvorbe, ki zrastejo na tleh iz kapljajoče vode.
Stepišnik, 2011
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Frame
| CAUSE | formed by precipitation from drips |
| formed by precipitation from a bicarbonate solution through loss of CO2 | |
| fed by an overhanging stalactite | |
| FORM | projecting vertically upwards from a cave floor |
| show flat | |
| COMPOSITION | of calcium carbonate |
| LOCATION | rising from the floor of a limestone cave |
| or slightly hollow tops | |
| SIZE | but not a central canal |
| convex deposits that grow upward | |
| FUNCTION | rounded |
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