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Jill Harness
Bacon Made By A Cave
by Jill Harness - November 10, 2009 - 10:58 AM

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Cave bacon is a rock formation officially known as layered flowerstone. The effect is created by the deposition of water-borne minerals traveling over and over on the same route. Variations in rainfall, mineral balance and other factors change the speed and mineral content of the water, which is what causes the delicious-looking bacon effect.

The cave bacon seen above is from the Kentucky Diamond Caverns, one of 10 amazing caves seen in this post on WebEcoist. Also featured are the Galos Salt Caves in Chicago, which look like a giant cave of ice and snow. The atmosphere and salt-filled air of these caves are said to soothe the psyche.

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  1. And when you get done with KY diamond Caverns, go and see the creation musuem just down the road! lol

    posted by Myra on 11-10-2009 at 1:19 pm

  2. At first I thought this was a pictures from the Jenolan Caves outside of Sydney in the Blue Mountains (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenolan_Caves)!

    They are fantastic and filled with all sorts of beautiful creations of nature.

    posted by Emily on 11-10-2009 at 5:40 pm

  3. I can’t wait to go to the Creation Museum, Myra :)

    posted by Rachel on 11-11-2009 at 1:43 am

  4. I was hoping it’d be a story about bacon cured inside a cave… I am somewhat disappointed.

    posted by Martin on 11-11-2009 at 3:09 am

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