Thanks, Martin

I should have know better...I used an online dictionary....and I
should have known that stalagmites and stalactites are limestone and
hang in a cave. This is what happens when you hurry too much!!! : )

Sue

On 2/1/07, Martin Zarate <rmzarate@...> wrote:

> Hi Sue,
> The stalactite is a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a
limestone cave.
> or
> Roca calcárea en forma de cono irregular y con la punta hacia abajo, que se
forma en el techo de las cavernas por la filtración lenta de aguas con carbonato
cálcico en disolución.
>
> The stalactite is made of calcium carbonate not for ice.
> The icicle is made of ice.
> The carámbano is made of ice.
> Therefore
> Icicle = Carámbano
> Regards
> Martín