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Definition
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cave coral - very small speleothems consisting of short stalks with bulbous ends, usually occurring in numbers in patches.
Gillieson, 1996
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cave coral : A rough, knobby growth of calcite resembling coral in shape, generally small; found on floor, walls, or ceiling of a cave. Synonym, coral formation. See also knobstone.
Monroe, 1970
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Frame
| FORM | consisting of short stalks with bulbous ends |
| usually occurring in numbers in patches | |
| resembling coral in shape | |
| rough | |
| knobby | |
| COMPOSITION | of calcite |
| LOCATION | found on floor |
| SIZE | very small |
| RESULT | or ceiling of a cave |
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