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Definition
1.
column - a speleothem from floor to ceiling, formed by the growth and joining of a stalactite and a stalagmite, or by the growth of either to meet bedrock.
Gillieson, 1996
2.
column : A flowstone formation, generally cylindrical, formed by the union of a stalactite and stalagmite. See also pillar.
Monroe, 1970
3.
pillar : A stalactitestalagmite that reaches from roof to floor in a cave; more properly termed a column.
Monroe, 1970
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Frame
| CAUSE | formed by the growth and joining of a stalactite and a stalagmite |
| by the growth of either to meet bedrock | |
| left by the removal of surrounding rock | |
| remaining after solution of the surrounding rock | |
| FORM | from floor to ceiling |
| from roof to floor | |
| column of rock | |
| reaches from roof to floor | |
| does not reach the roof of a cave | |
| tall thin | |
| LOCATION | |
| in a cave |
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