OST OF THE PROCESSES THAT FORMED THESE CAVERNS AND THEIR FEATURES WERE GEOLOGICAL—BUT ONE WAS BIOLOGICAL. BACTERIA GREW IN STRINGS THAT DANGLED FROM THE SHELF STONE INTO WATER HIGH IN CALCIUM CARBONATE. THE CALCITE ADHERED TO THE STRINGS OF BACTERIA, LIKE ROCK CANDY, AND BECAME SELF-FOSSILIZED. “WE NEVER THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE,” JOOP SAYS, “AND IT WAS DISCOVERED HERE.” LOOK FOR PINKISH “POOL FINGERS” BY THE OLD AMPHITHEATER SEATING AREA, AND AT THE PAINTED GROTTO, AN ALCOVE NEAR NUMBER 46 ON
Big Room Magic
Mar 28, 2023
3 minutes
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