Sequoia Trip #14
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Sequoia-Kings Canyon #14

Three Rivers: Blue oak (Quercus douglasii) woodland.

Kaweah River: Three Rivers, California.

Kaweah River: Three Rivers, California.

Three rocks composed of calcite, a common form of calcium carbonate similar to aragonite. The center rock is marble, the source of stalactites in Crystal Cave and Boyden Cave, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks. Stalactites are forming as dissolved calcium carbonate drips from the ceilings of caves and slowly precipitates.

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