Re: OT:Calcium in Caves


Betty, Thank you for sharing this photo. I have never seen rimstone and I enjoyed learning.
Francesca
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Subject: [iris-photos]OT:Calcium in Caves

My Mom & Dad ran a commercial cave in Missouri for 27 years.  Here is something that can happen when calcium enriched water evaporates in a cave.  The technical name for this formation is called rimstone, but we called it 'Lace Rock!'  It was massive and beautiful.  IMHO!


Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6
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