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Flowstone meaning
A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave.
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A flowstone covering a piece of cave art might give Dr. Zilhão and his colleagues a minimum age for its creation.
His own writing slowed down during that time, he said, but now Luna is celebrating the publication of his first real book of poetry, “Message from the Vessel in a Dream,” by Flowstone Press of Southern Oregon.
Active formations such as flowstone can be similarly marred with a muddy footprint or handprint, and ancient human artifacts, such as fiber products, may even crumble to dust under all but the most gentle touch.