page_title: Stalagmite
hierarchical_section_title: Stalagmite
context_page_description: A stalagmite
  is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling drippings. Stalagmites are typically composed of calcium carbonate, but may consist of lava, mud, peat, pitch, sand, sinter and amberat.
  The corresponding formation hanging down from the ceiling of a cave is a stalactite.
context_section_description: A stalagmite (UK: /ˈstæləɡmaɪt/ or US: /stəˈlæɡmaɪt/; from the Greek σταλαγμίτης –  stalagmitês, from σταλαγμίας –  stalagmias, "dropping, trickling")
  is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling drippings. Stalagmites are typically composed of calcium carbonate, but may consist of lava, mud, peat, pitch, sand, sinter and amberat (crystallized urine of pack rats).
  The corresponding formation hanging down from the ceiling of a cave is a stalactite.
caption: The “Witch’s Finger” in the Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
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