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The picture below shows one of the iron oxide formations that add color to the ceiling throughout much of the caverns. Although the dim lighting in the caves masks some of the bright colors, they come out quite clearly when exposed to a camera flash.
Iron Oxide Formations
One of the more unusual formations in the cave is shown below. It is called a helictite because of its unusual shape. It seems to resemble a water spigot or old hand pump.
Water Spigot
3 comments:
Absolutely mazing how it could drip that way on its own. Great pictures!
It almost looks like wax. Were you able to touch any of it?
There was one stalagmite visitors were allowed to touch. It had turned black from people touching it. Visitors weren't supposed to touch any of the other formations though.
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