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Are there stalagmites or stalactites in the Ice Cave?

April 26, 2017Cave Ice stalactites stalagmites

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Are there stalagmites or stalactites in the Ice Cave?

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No. Stalagmites and stalactites are formed by accumulating mineral deposits that take millions of years to form. The Ice Cave is located in a section of collapsed lava tube originating from the Bandera Volcano which was active only 10,000 years ago. In geologic terms, this time frame is considered to be very recent, much too recent for such cave formations to generate.