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the floor's patient ambition, growing up one drip at a time toward the ceiling's reach.
means A mineral formation that rises from the floor of a cave, built up over time by water dripping from above and depositing minerals.
from From the Greek 'stalagma,' meaning a drop or dripping, coined in the 18th century alongside its ceiling-bound twin 'stalactite' (from 'stalaktos,' dripping). The pair share a root in 'stalassein,' to drip — and the handy mnemonic holds: stalaGmites grow from the Ground, stalaCtites cling to the Ceiling.
- grows upward
- mites grow up, tites hang tight from above
- glacial pace
- averages about one inch per century
- can merge
- sometimes meets a stalactite to form a column
- records climate
- layers preserve thousands of years of weather data
for instance
son doong cave stalagmite — tallest stalagmite in the world at 70 meters, located in vietnam's son doong cave