Lavacicle

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Close-up of a skylight on coastal plain, with lava stalactites forming on the roof of the tube

Lavacicles are geological formations resembling small round-tipped stalactites that are found in lava tubes, the name comes from their resemblance to icicles. These features are formed when lava splashes on the roof of a lava tube and cools and solidifies while it is dripping downwards.

[edit] See also

• Ice spike
• Icicle
• Karst
• Rusticle
• Soda straw
• Stalagmite

[edit] External links

• VULCON Guidebook: Some Volcanic, Cave and Karst terms Ken Grimes, Accessed 02 October 2007
• The Virtual Lava Tube Large educational site on lava tube features and how they form, with lots of photos