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Rimstone dams and other natural wonders
IMG_7528, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Another picture of the shelves to either side of the main tunnel of Spanky’s Paradise. The rimstone dams are especially white and pure. It would appear that they have formed in shallow troughs that once held flows of water that are a lot more vigerous than [...]
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Spanky’s Paradise – beneath Marmora’s rocky table
IMG_7552, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
There is a lot of calcium precipitation in this area of Spanky’s Paradise – little soda straws forming, rimstone dams etc. One caver who had crawled somewhere that maybe they should not hae said that he had seen cave pearls and another claimed to see [...]
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Marmora Caves
IMG_7567, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
As mentioned yesterday, we had hoped to connect the joints under the escarpment by following across a wide/low shelf that was clear of formations. I followed along in the shelf, aligned more-or-less with a shallow v-shaped trough where my belly fit just right (you can see the trough in the [...]
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