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Rimstone

Rimstone, also called gours, is a type of speleothem (cave formation) in the form of a stone dam. Rimstone is made up of calcite and other minerals that build up in cave pools. The formation created, which looks like stairs, often extends into flowstone above or below the original rimstone. Often, rimstone is covered with small, micro-gours on horizontal…

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GradientAirWaterRockCarbon dioxide
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Gallery

Acicular (crystal habit)Aragonite
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SpeleothemCalciteFlowstone
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Rimstone

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples13
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Rimstone

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related to Concrete derived micro-gours · 7
Rimstone → Calcium, Carbon, Gours, Most, The, These, This
related to Formation · 4
Rimstone → Crystallization, Shallow-gradient, The, When
related to Gallery · 1
Rimstone → Acicular
related to Sources · 1
Rimstone → The Virtual Cave's

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concrete cave form micro-gours stalagmites calcium flowstone gours derived formation stalactites secondary deposits carbonate solution often water calthemites speleothems dams

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Rimstonerelated to Concrete derived micro-goursThese0.60section
Rimstonerelated to Concrete derived micro-goursGours0.60section
Rimstonerelated to Concrete derived micro-goursMost0.60section
Rimstonerelated to Concrete derived micro-goursThe0.60section
Rimstonerelated to Concrete derived micro-goursCalcium0.60section
Rimstonerelated to Concrete derived micro-goursCarbon0.60section
Rimstonerelated to Concrete derived micro-goursThis0.60section
Rimstonerelated to FormationCrystallization0.60section
Rimstonerelated to FormationThe0.60section
Rimstonerelated to FormationWhen0.60section
Rimstonerelated to FormationShallow-gradient0.60section
Rimstonerelated to GalleryAcicular0.60section

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