A sheet of limestone that forms along the wall of a cave when groundwater flows along the surface of the wall.
A general term for speleothems formed by precipitation from mineralised waters moving in films or sheets over a large surface area.
Calcium carbonate formed by mineral-rich water that deposits the dissolved mineral on the walls of caverns and cliffs, forming a smooth and humpy growth. As long as there is water flowing down, the layer of flowstone accumulates.
A general term referring to a deposit formed from thin films or trickles of water, the minerals are usually calcium carbonate and encrust floors or walls.
Any mineral deposit that forms on the walls or floor of a cave as a result of water flowing over the surface; often called travertine.
A general term for a type of cave decoration or speleothem that encrusts floors or walls of cave more details...
forms where a film of water flows over walls, floors or formations depositing sheets of calcite (resembles icing).
looks like a rock waterfall. They form when a lot of water flows down walls, over floors and older formations, building up sheets of calcite, like icing on a cake.
General term for deposits formed by dripping and flowing water on walls and floors of caves.
Flowstones are composed of sheetlike deposits of calcite formed where water flows down the walls or along the floors of a cave. They are typically found in "solution", or limestone caves, where they are the most common speleothem.
