GeologyRocks

• Location: White Scar Caves, North Yorkshire.
• Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 09/08/07

This rather dark photo shows another geologically interesting phenomenon. The thin pencil-like stalactites, termed straws, are actually hollow - with water dripping through them. One of these rather delicate structures (I hope it is obvious which), has become blocked and a "normal" stalactite has begun to form at its tip. It should be noted that although I use the phrase "One of..." above, that there are numerous occurrences of this phenomenon in the vicinity of the photographed example.