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Definition
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dripstone - a deposit formed from drops falling from cave roofs or walls, usually of calcite.
Gillieson, 1996
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dripstone : Calcium carbonate deposited from water dripping from the ceiling or wall of a cave or from the overhanging edge of a rock shelter; commonly refers to the rock in stalactites, stalagmites, and other similar speleothems; in some places composed of aragonite or gypsum. See also flowstone.
Monroe, 1970
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Frame
| CAUSE | Calcium carbonate |
| formed from drops falling from cave roofs or walls | |
| COMPOSITION | commonly refers to the rock in stalactites |
| usually of calcite | |
| FUNCTION | deposited from water dripping from the ceiling or wall of a cave or from the overhanging edge of a rock shelter |
| ATTRIBUTE | and other similar speleothems |
| in some places composed of aragonite or gypsum |
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