Descriptive Essay On Crystal Cave

The last article talks about the 59th Unnamed Cave, in Florida. This cave is located in the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle. From the dates of the artifacts and the dates of the glyph, the site was occupied in the Late Woodland period. The cave was discover in 2007 when a group of cave explorer saw fine engravings on the wall. This site was the first cave art site that was found in Florida and it is the second rock art site that was found in the states. Rock art is very rare in Florida, but now with the site found there is a wider perspective on the importance of rock art. The site did not only include the petroglyph drawing of the past, but it included some artifacts that was use to help date the time that the cave was occupied.

Day ???: We traveled into a large passage we found a while ago, we have been traveling for a while and have slept very little because we keep hearing a low noise that seems to be coming from further in the cave, my colleague Zach is growing anxious and wants to leave the cave, his girlfriend wants to do the same, but they can’t, they’d starve before they got out, so they

In the cave I was shocked with how beautiful it was on the inside. The caves I have visited have never looked this neat. When we first saw the inside we see that there were these crystal icicle looking things all over the place and they looked really clean compared to other caves that I have

The back of the bus was loaded with suitcases that block the view of the back window with our stomachs full of Dream baskets cookies that christians mom brought us. We started our way to the Marengo Cave but first we meet up with Hamilton county and Alney at the indiana rest stop. We arrived at Marengo Cave at first I was worried about everything and anything about what could happen in the cave but once we went in it was awesome making memories, getting to learn about the caves history plus the charity they donate to, the beauty and a few cave jokes. One of the memories was when Gage and I were walking down this little incline (the incline was wet) Gage and I were walking about the time I slip I tried to hold on to Gage but then he slips but we caught ourselves. There is this one part of the cave where there is wet mud and people throw change to try to get it to stick and they tell people to not take any money because at the end of the year they collect the money for charity. The tour guide told us about two hundred feet under ground not to worry about the cave falling on us because if it did

The author Joy McCorriston, was a student at the Institute of Archaeology in London and found out about the chance to visit the Lascaux cave from a radio show contest. Although she didn’t “win” she was lucky enough to join the tour. She listens to stories from Monsieur Jaceues Marshal, a discoverer of the cave and the cave’s guard as she gets to tour the cave. Lascaux Cave’s discovery had come about because four local boys found a hiding place to tease and abandon an outsider, a Jewish boy sent south to flee Occupation in the north. (An alternative story of a lost dog negated the real and non-politically correct truth of the cave’s discovery).

The Cherokee Caverns is located in 8524 Oak Ridge Highway Knoxville TN 37931 US. The cavern hold up events like music festival, Christmas, and the not so scary Halloween. Inside this wonderful caverns are inhabited by the nocturnal animals the bats. The history within the cavern began to form about 300 million years ago. There are shells and skeletons of ancient marine life would mix with sand, clay, and other material to form a rock known as copper ridge dolomite. Cherokee Caverns was discovered in 1854 by a Robert Crugdington. The cave was open to the public in 1929 under the previous name Gentry’s Cave. There were Indian artifacts that is located in the cave revealing how another entrance to the cave exist in the past. Within the cavern,

This place is located in the north of the California deserts in the park has discovered over 700 caves that where hiding in the wilderness. The inside of all of the caves have a temperature of just 55 degrees if

This intrinsic formation of expansive foliage, stone and soil showcase what can be offered in the form of natural beauty -- bolstered in part by a creation of a seamlessly interwoven trail, taking many forms it will follow throughout the musty voids of cool stone, past the crashing flow of waterfalls, and into the expanse of lumbering cedar giants. Natural formations of rock with stunning depth and size introduce a smooth, chiseled out staircase, of solid gray stone, which leads downward into grooved out tunnel of stone running through the earth. The solid walls are rough and uneven, with an oozing stability. Running a finger across may yield a feeling of minor abrasion, with a small, distinct scraping heard. This sound

The Crystals were made While the cave still had the water inside of it some of the water was saturated with calcite a tough shiny mineral. The calcite was re-located underwater in the cave in the form of spar. Spar is a type of crystal found commonly in the cave. The cave is abundant of stalagmites and stalactites every twist or turn. One mineral gypsum can create beautiful flower, spider, and needle formations. Calcite can also create criss-crossing boxwork formations.

In Naica, Mexico, a cave system is found to hold some secrets to the Earth. What is described to look like something out of fairy tales has NASA scientists excited.

As you walk through the revolving doors at the top of the stairs leading up from State Street and the market and you’ll find hallways full of history that all lead to the rotunda. The floor and walls around you are made of marble, and if you were to look up while standing in the center of the rotunda, you would see a large mural painted in the center of the dome. After the initial observations, some visitors may choose to explore on their own, while others will elect to join an organized tour around the building. From April until school ends in June, the Capitol is the destination for most, if not all fourth-grade classes in Wisconsin (Derby). Fourth graders are taught about the state of Wisconsin, and what better way to get them enthused than to take them to the white-domed castle where Wisconsin laws are made and the state history is presented. Tour guides give three tours a day, each consisting of 50 fourth graders, during this time of year, according to a veteran tour guide (Derby). A different tour guide says that the part of the tour that kids find the most interesting is the fossils located on the second floor. The fossils are embedded in the marble walls and stairs rather than just sitting in a showcase. This holds the kids’ attention longer and

Mammoth Cave is found in Mammoth Cave National Park that was founded in 1941. Currently, it is the longest cave known in the world with approximately 350 miles of underground interconnected chambers and passages. Mapping and exploration continues and seems like it has no end. Mammoth Cave National Park is situated near Park City in south central Kentucky. It lies in forested and hilly areas of three counties; Hart, Edmonson, and Barren. It occupies about 50,000 acres. A landscape that is mainly covered by the solution features such as sinking streams, large springs, sinking holes, and caves is referred to as karst. For instance, as shown in figure 1.

Stalactites hang from the ceiling and look like icicles. They are formed when water flowing into the cave form calcite and leaks through the ceiling cracks. Stalagmites grow up from the floor as the water continues to drip from the Stalactites. Stalactites and stalagmites are often found growing together and will sometimes form a column (Kids Discover 2013). Helicities form on the cave’s ceiling and walls and can take on many forms and looks, including curly spaghetti looks or thick antler looks. Helicities are an irregular stalactite that have branches at different angles and thicknesses (Bunnell, 2005). Gypsum is a calcium sulfate mineral found in dry sections of the cave. This mineral can be colorless, white or yellow and resembles a flower growing out of the walls, ceilings or floor

The cave is underground and dark; it consists of human beings who have been living down there since childhood. These people are almost like prisoners since

What is real? A thought in both The Matrix and Allegory of the Cave. The Matrix, written by Lana Wachowski illustrates many questions throughout. The main character, Neo, tries finding Morpheus in need of an answer to his question. What is the Matrix? Considering, Morpheus is the most dangerous man alive, he does all that he can to find him. Neo is approached by Trinity and led to the underworld to meet Morpheus. They soon realize that Neo is “The One” who can defeat the Matrix. Similarly,The Allegory of the Cave,which took place in ancient time, humans were living in an underground den with their necks and legs chained only seeing their shadows in front of them. The people trapped in the den are like the people in the matrix, not knowing