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Don't let the beautiful flowstone fool you, 6' below this hole is a ledge
at the edge of a 100-foot deep precipice. I didn't climb in to take pictures
of the pit because there was a waterfall cascading the full length and filling
the air with moisture.
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If you closely examine the small columns, you will see that the ledge has
dropped about 1.5 inches causing them to separate. The entire rock - over
12 feet long has separated columns. Adjacent flowstone is also cracked for
another 10'. I'll bet it made a lot of noise when it shifted!
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Looking like a giant toothy mouth, this flowstone speleothem has
both stalactites and stalagmites.
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Calcite crystals coat the rocks surrounded by flowstone.
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Beautiful white-edged draperies - calcite without impurities is white.
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A horn coral encrusted with gypsum crystals.
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