A "'cave pearl "'is a small, usually spherical, speleothem ( cave formation ) found in limestone caves.
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Electron spin resonance dating was first introduced to the science community in 1975, when Motoji Ikeya dated a speleothem in Akiyoshi Cave, Japan.
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Changes to these because of a high number of visitors, changes to the cave air flow and changes to the hydrology will alter speleothem development.
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During construction a natural limestone cave known variously as Big Pit, Paxtang or Crystal Paradise Cave known for its anthodite and speleothem formations was uncovered.
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There s a variety of bacteria, algae and fungi associated with the caves which are believed to be involved in crystalline and amorphous speleothem germination and growth.
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Among the feathery varieties of anthodite is " frostwork ", a type of speleothem consisting of bushes of fine acicular aragonite crystals in radiating clusters.
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High correlations of Dole effect to speleothem ? 18 O, an indicator for monsoon precipitation, suggest that it is subject to changes of low-latitude terrestrial productivity.
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"' Dogtooth spar "'is a speleothem found in limestone caves that consists of very large calcite crystals resembling dogs'teeth ( hence the name ).
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In very old concrete where the calcium hydroxide has been leached from the leachate seepage path, the chemistry may revert to that similar to " speleothem " chemistry in limestone cave.
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The absence of speleothem decorations which can only form in air filled caves, indicates that the flooded Florida caves have a single genetic phase origin, having remained water filled even during past low sea levels.
