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Section of the layesr found in Robin Hood Cave White sand Red sand Cave-earth Breccia Flowstone Flowstone
Flowstone
A hard cement like sediment which develops in layers in limestone caves when calcium carbonate is deposited out of water. The same process creates stalagmites and stalactites. The cave is likely to be fairly warm and wet when flowstone is forming.


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