speleothem
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”) + θέμα (théma, “what is laid down”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]speleothem (plural speleothems)
- (geology) Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water.
- 2021 January 13, Becky Ferreira, “Pig Painting May Be World’s Oldest Cave Art Yet, Archaeologists Say”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- But it is possible that the painting itself might be thousands of years older because the technique only assesses the age of a mineral deposit, speleothem, that formed on the cave walls.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water
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Further reading
[edit]speleothem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia