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flowstone

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flow·stone  (flstn)
n.
A layered deposit of calcium carbonate on rock where water has flowed or dripped, as on the walls of a cave.
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The cave decorations consist of stalactites, stalagmites, pillars, drapery, rimstone pools, flowstone, helictites, soda straws, and other unusual crystal formations.
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The Witch''s Finger, a giant stalagmite, is a corkscrew structure which is more than five times the height of the average person and the Rock of Ages is even more impressive as it makes stationary rock appear to move and numerous outcroppings of flowstone resemble a demon''s lair glowing from within.
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