Speleothem Definition

spēlē-ə-thĕm
noun
A mineral deposit formed in caves by the evaporation of mineral-rich water, as a stalactite, stalagmite, or helictite.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Speleothem

Noun

Singular:
speleothem
Plural:
speleothems

Origin of Speleothem

  • Latin spēlaeum, spēlēum cave (from Greek spēlaion) Greek thema thing put down, deposit (from tithenai to put dhē- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • speleo- +"Ž

    From Wiktionary

Speleothem Sentence Examples

  • At the laboratory scale, experiments are being undertaken to identify the controls upon sulfate incorporation into speleothem calcite.

  • For caverns that contain breccias and speleothems, the excavation and mapping has to take into account the vagaries of speleothem deposition.

  • Analytical factors are critical to generate high-resolution speleothem records.

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