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Stalagmite vs Rimstone - What's the difference?

stalagmite | rimstone | see also |

As nouns the difference between stalagmite and rimstone

is that stalagmite is a mineral deposit of calcium carbonate, in shapes similar to icicles, that lie on the ground of a cave while rimstone is stone formation made up of calcite and other minerals that build up in cave pools.

stalagmite

English

(wikipedia stalagmite)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A mineral deposit of calcium carbonate, in shapes similar to icicles, that lie on the ground of a cave.

    • See also

    * stalactite * speleothem ----

    rimstone

    English

    Noun

  • Stone formation made up of calcite and other minerals that build up in cave pools.

    • Synonyms

    * gour

    See also

    * flowstone * stalactite * stalagmite