Cave bacon detail with drop of water

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Cave bacon is a thin sheet of rock formed by the continual deposit of minerals as water dribbles across the bottom over thousands of years. The end result is stripy and beautiful, and translucent if you happen to have a light source in the cave with you.
Soldiers Cave photograph. Cave bacon is a thin sheet of rock formed by the continual deposit of minerals as water dribbles across the bottom over thousands of years. The end result is stripy and beautiful, and translucent if you happen to have a light source in the cave with you.