Stalactite

Deutsch: Stalaktit

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English: Stalactite

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Español: Estalactita

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Illustrations

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Images

Morphology

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  Creation.
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  Broken stalactite showing the inner conduit.
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  St Michael's Cave, Gibraltar, stalactite cross section.
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  Section.
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  In three centuries, they will made a column

Karst

Main category: Stalactites

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  Hallour cave, Austria
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  Choranche caves, Vercors, France
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  Choranche caves, Vercors, France
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  Doolin Cave, Ireland
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  Soreq Cave, Israel
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  Sardinia, Italy
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  Gardner's Gut cave, New Zealand
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  Niedzwiedzia Cave, Kletno, Poland
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  Blue John Cavern, UK
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  Treak Cliff Cavern, UK
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  Ohio Caverns, United States
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  Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico, United States
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  Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico, United States
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  Texas, United States
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Concrete stalactites

Main category: Concrete stalactites

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  Fort du Salbert
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  Fort du Salbert
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  Fort du Salbert

Stalactites of lava

Main category: Lavacicles

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  Shark tooth stalactites, Hawaii, United States
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  Close-up of a skylight on coastal plain, with lava stalactites forming on the roof of the tube

Stalactites of ice

Main category: Icicles

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  Row of Icicles
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  Icicles
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  Icicles & Ice Fall
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  Icicles formed before a blizzard.

Shapes

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  Stalactites and helictites
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  Stalactite with bottlebrush
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  Calabash Shaped Stalactites that Resemble Chinese Red Lanterns
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  A very showy and excellent CABINET cave calcite specimen from Tasmania, Australia