The Frozen Fountain
 

FROZEN FOUNTAIN

All formations in the caverns are calcite, a crystalline form of limestone, the result of limestone dissolved in water then re-deposited in the hollowed-out underground chambers as stalactites and stalagmites. Calcite in its purest form is naturally white. This fountain effect is the result water dripping through the ceiling for thousands of years to form a gigantic stalagmite.

 

 
   
 
 
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