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Soda Straw on wire

Postby GypsumWolf » Jun 23, 2007 10:04 am

Calcite Soda Straw is growing on a lighting wire in Raccoon Mountain Caverns.

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Postby ArCaver » Jul 13, 2007 6:43 am

How long has the wire been there?
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hm

Postby GypsumWolf » Jul 13, 2007 12:56 pm

I'm not really sure. The cave was opened for tours in 1931, but for a while they had lanterns instead of electric lights. I would guess sometime after 1950.
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