Zvadaro mhinduro kumubvunzo iri mumutauro mumwechete: Passage: All limestone stalactites start with a single mineral-laden drop of water. Kana donhwe racho rikawira, rinoisa rin'i yakatetepa yecalcite. Dontho rimwe nerimwe rinozotevera rinoumba uye rinoisa rimwe rin'i recalcite. Pakupedzisira, aya maringi anoumba rakamanikana (≈4 kusvika 5 mm dhayamita), chubhu isina chinhu inowanzozivikanwa se "soda straw" stalactite. Soda straws inogona kukura kwenguva yakareba, asi yakaoma. Kana ikavharwa nemarara, mvura inotanga kuyerera pamusoro pekunze, ichiisa calcite yakawanda uye ichigadzira yakajairika koni-yakaumbwa stalactite. Madonhwe emvura akafanana anodonha kubva kune stalactite dhipoziti pazasi pecalcite, pakupedzisira zvichikonzera kutenderera kana koni-yakaumbwa stalagmite. Kusiyana ne stalactites, stalagmites haambotanga seyakajeka (≈4 kusvika 5 mm dhayamita), hollow tube inowanzozivikanwa se "soda straw" stalactite.
stalagmites haambotanga se"masadza esoda" asina chinhu