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| Image number: | 2669 |
| Feature : | speleothem |
| Grouping : | karst, caves, chemical deposits |
| Discipline : | geomorphology |
| Year : | 2009 |
| Locality : | Katana cimenterie |
| Country : | D.R.Congo |
| Region - tribe : | Kivu, Bukavu |
| Physiographic region : | Rift - Bukavu |
| Notice : | Small cave with stalactite- like structures, resulting from the deposition of a tufa coating on roots. Some dripstones are prbably real 'stalactites' |
| Reference : | Kalegamire, Tity,, 2009 Image 2669. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |