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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when limestone cave stalactites grow?
A)Deposition of calcium carbonate occurs✓
B)Speleothem uplift prevents cave collapse
C)Karst aquifers accelerate regional flow
D)Dissolution increases sinkhole formation rate
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Deposition of calcium carbonate from dripping water results in gradual stalactite and stalagmite formation because, over time, mineral precipitation exceeds the dissolution rate. Therefore, cave formations grow rather than dissolve, unlike overall karst dissolution leading to sinkholes.
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