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What Are Stalagmites and Stalactites?

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What Are Stalagmites and Stalactites?

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Stalagmites and stalactites are icicle-shaped mineral formations found in caves. Stalactites hang from the ceiling and are formed from groundwater that seeps through the roof of the caves. Stalagmites are formed by some of the water that falls from the ceiling. They grow upward from the floor. HEY! Check out this book about caving. “Exploring Caves: Journeys Into the Earth” by Nancy Holler Aulenbach and Hazel A.