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In the neighborhood of Marsa-el-Forno, there is a stalagmitic cave of a curious and interesting nature, which was discovered so late as 1888.

From The Story of Malta by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Of particular interest is the presence of patches or ledges of an old stalagmitic floor, three to four feet above the present floor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

There are, however, some dripping caverns incrusted with stalagmitic deposit.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

A stalagmitic crust often seals with rock the earth which accumulates in caverns, together with whatever relics of cave dwellers, either animals or men, it may contain.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

On the left you are suddenly confronted by a stalagmitic formation so large and so grand that all others are dwarfed into insignificance.

From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Owen, Luella Agnes