flowstone
noun
flow·stone
ˈflō-ˌstōn 
: calcite deposited by a thin sheet of flowing water usually along the walls or floor of a cave
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The park is best known for its extensive limestone cave system with stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones.
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Inside, explore stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and helictites.
—Erin Gifford, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The constantly evolving and changing cave system also includes various mineral formations, including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and helictites.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
Here, too, flowing water had deposited a flowstone over the layer of sediment in which these shells were found.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 June 2023
However, rocks from different ages have fallen into the cave, along with water and flowstone deposits that mix younger sediment with older sediment.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2022
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Inside, explore stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and helictites.
—Erin Gifford, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The constantly evolving and changing cave system also includes various mineral formations, including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and helictites.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
Here, too, flowing water had deposited a flowstone over the layer of sediment in which these shells were found.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 June 2023
However, rocks from different ages have fallen into the cave, along with water and flowstone deposits that mix younger sediment with older sediment.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2022
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“Flowstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flowstone. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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