
Stalactite
Visual Imagery
Imagine stalactites as icicle-like formations, but made from rock, not ice.
Stalactites decorated the cave ceiling like stone icicles.
Formation Process
Stalactites form over centuries, so they symbolize a slow natural process.
Each stalactite is a time capsule, recording centuries of mineral deposits.
Not Stalagmite
Don't confuse stalactites with stalagmites, which grow upward from the cave floor.
The stalactite met its counterpart, a stalagmite, half way to form a column.
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