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Frostwork

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carved with a vertically-oriented pattern evoking hanging pond-weed or algae, or icicles. It is mainly found in garden architecture, where water is to flow over or near the surface. Other decorative arts may use the term for other decorative patterns imitating frost or ice.
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The origin of frostwork is somewhat controversial. Formation of cave frostwork has been attributed to moist, circulating air which, containing dissolved
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In architecture frost-work or frostwork refers to a style of
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Diagram of dripstone cave structures (frostwork labelled AA)
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Wind Cave National Park Geologic Resources Inventory Report
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Notable frostwork deposits are found in a number of
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Index

frostwork
Jewel Cave

Diana Fountain
speleothem
aragonite
polymorph
calcite
anthodite
opal
gypsum
cave popcorn
boxwork
rustication
calcium carbonate
evaporation
caves
Black Hills
South Dakota
Wind Cave National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument
Timpanogos Cave
Utah
Lechuguilla Cave
New Mexico
Diagram of dripstone cave structures (frostwork labelled AA)
Cave popcorn with frostwork
Cave popcorn
National Speleological Society
Wind Cave National Park Geologic Resources Inventory Report

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