Stalactites and stalagmites are classified as precipitates, a type of chemical sedimentary rock. Yes, rocks can grow like stalactites and stalagmites.
Stalagmites grow from the floor, stalagtites hang from the ceiling. I remember this by thinking stalagmites "might reach the ceiling" and stalactites are "tightly held"
impressively it takes 1 million years for stalagmites and stalagtites to grow at the most 1cm. Hope this helps you people:^) Way off!! On average, stalagmites/stalagtites grow at .13 mm or .005 inches per year, and up to 3 mm or .12 inches per year. That would be about 100 yrs to grow 1cm on average.
Nearly. Same material and process - precipitation of dissolved calcium carbonate - but stalagmites grow up form cave floors ("g" for ground) and stalactites grow down from the roof ("c" in the middle of the word, not "g", and stands for ceiling").
Stalagmites are formed when the stalagtite above it drips small amounts of liquid onto it and it slowly hardens and keeps forming upward. It takes about 100 years for a stalagmite to grow 1 inch.
Stalagmites grow up.
Stalactites and stalagmites are classified as precipitates, a type of chemical sedimentary rock. Yes, rocks can grow like stalactites and stalagmites.
no, stalactites grow from the ceiling, like an iceicle. stalagmites grow from the ground and stand up. A way to remember it is stalactite has a "c" for ceiling and stalagmite has a "g" for ground no, stalactites grow from the ceiling, like an iceicle. stalagmites grow from the ground and stand up. A way to remember it is stalactite has a "c" for ceiling and stalagmite has a "g" for ground
Stalagmites grow from the floor, stalagtites hang from the ceiling. I remember this by thinking stalagmites "might reach the ceiling" and stalactites are "tightly held"
Stalactites grow down from the ceiling. Stalagmites grow up from the ground. A good way to remember is the ''c'' for ceilingin stalactite and the ''g'' for ground in stalagmite.
impressively it takes 1 million years for stalagmites and stalagtites to grow at the most 1cm. Hope this helps you people:^) Way off!! On average, stalagmites/stalagtites grow at .13 mm or .005 inches per year, and up to 3 mm or .12 inches per year. That would be about 100 yrs to grow 1cm on average.