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'Soda Straw' Stalactites / Lehman Caves / Great Basin National Park
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 1113 0164 (2013-11-01)Copyright © 2013 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Aug 5, 2013
location
Lehman Caves. Great Basin National Park (White Pine County, Nevada, US)notes These 'Soda Straw' Stalatites are thin, hollow tubes, often dripping water for the tip. Over time, as more minerals accumulate, the soda straws become larger and thicker, developing into more massive stalactites.keywords: geology, earth science, limestone, travertine, deposition, speleothems
camera Canon EOS 7D, 24mm, f/8.0, 1/40 sec.
photo category: Misc. - geology
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