| Cave deposit, also called speleothem, any of the crystalline deposits that form in a solution cave after the creation of the cave itself. |
| Speleothem records indicate an increase in precipitation in southern Oregon, the timing of which coincides with increased sizes of pluvial lakes in the northern Great Basin. |
| In nearly all of the warm periods, speleothem layers grew in areas that today have partial permafrost cover, the researchers found. |
| The illustrations are very useful for understanding esoteric climate data, such as isotopic records and speleothem values. |
| In this manner, an icicle-like speleothem called a stalactite is built up. |
| Another variety of speleothem, the anthodite, is a radiating cluster of needlelike crystals. |
