Joe90

Member

• May 1, 2018

• #1

So we all know some stal goes sideways. Has anybody seen moss copy it?

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Joe90

Member

• May 1, 2018

• #2

I didn't mean to put it in Diving, can a MOD move it please.

Sorry.

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paul

Moderator

• May 1, 2018

• #3

Joe90 said:

I didn't mean to put it in Diving, can a MOD move it please.

Sorry.

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Peregrina

Member

• May 1, 2018

• #4

Is the moss frozen? 

 

Joe90

Member

• May 1, 2018

• #5

No chance, it was about 40?C. It does look it though, almost crystalized.

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Martin Laverty

Active member

• May 1, 2018

• #6

This is an example of phototropism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phototropism

Where photosynthetic organisms, such as algae (or products of their metabolism), bore into the rock you end up with phytokarst e.g. http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/phytokarst/phytokarst.html ... 

You also get constructive phytokarst, especially in cave entrances in the tropics, where stal (of various forms) grow towards the light...

 

Joe90

Member

• May 1, 2018

• #7

Thank you very much.

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2xw

Well-known member

• May 1, 2018

• #8

Where was this and do you have a clearer picture?

 

Joe90

Member

• May 1, 2018

• #9

Unfortunately I don't, the camera on my phone is particularly poor.

It's in a small cave on Jebel Shams in Oman, at about 2000m.

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