Helictite Definition

həliktīt
noun
A thin, stony, curling cave deposit, usually of calcite, slowly formed as tiny water drops emerge from its tip and evaporate.
Webster's New World

A speleothem found in limestone caves that changes its axis from the vertical at one or more stages during its growth.

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Noun

Singular:
helictite
Plural:
helictites

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