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  • Delicate stalactites, called soda straws, hang from the ceiling of the Painted Grotto in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Soda straws develop where water droplets hang from the ceiling. Initially, a calcite ring forms on the ceiling. Calcite deposits continue to accumulate on the initial ring, and the straw grows longer as the deposits build up. If enough calcite deposits build up, the soda straws can develop into large stalactites. Calcite is a colorless mineral in its pure form. The presence of other minerals causes the stalactites in the cavern to take on yellow, orange, red, or brown coloration.
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  • A variety of speleothems, including giant stalagmites, columns and soda straws, are located in the Hall of Giants, a section that houses the largest formations in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. The tallest column rises 62 feet (19 meters).
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  • A variety of cave decorations, including columns, stalagmites and soda straws are visible in the main cave of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. The decorations, known as speleothems, are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_Speleothems_1077.jpg
  • A wide assortment of speleothems, or cave decorations, are found in the Queens Chamber, located in the King's Palace of Carsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Among the speleothems on display in this room are stalagmites, columns and soda straws. The decorations are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_QueensChamber_9636.jpg
  • A wide assortment of speleothems, or cave decorations, are found in the King's Palace of Carsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Among the speleothems on display in this room are stalagmites, columns and soda straws. The decorations are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_KingsPalace_9563.jpg
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