Definition of Stalectite
Stalactite, a cone of carbonate of lime attached like an icicle to
the roof of a cavern, and formed by the dripping of water charged with
the carbonate from the rock above; Stalagmite being the name given to the
cone formed on the floor by the dripping from a stalactite above.
- Wikipedia
Sta*lac"tite (?), n.; pl.
Stalactites (#). [Gr. &?; oozing out in drops,
dropping, fr. &?; to drop: cf. F. stalactite.] (Geol.)
(a) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium
carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment.
Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and
are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through,
and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone rocks.
(b) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of
similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.
Sta*lac"tite (?), n.; pl.
Stalactites (#). [Gr. &?; oozing out in drops,
dropping, fr. &?; to drop: cf. F. stalactite.] (Geol.)
(a) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium
carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment.
Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and
are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through,
and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone rocks.
(b) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of
similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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