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The 45 pages that link to Speleothem, each with the reason it gives.

• PaleoclimatologyBroader topic: Growth layers and isotopes in cave deposits track changes in rainfall and temperature.

• Cave conservationBroader topic: These formations grow slowly and can be permanently damaged by touch or breakage.

• Cave tourismBroader topic: These formations are frequent attractions and can be damaged by contact.

• SpeleologyBroader topic: Mineral precipitation builds distinctive features and records cave conditions.

• SpeleogenesisBroader topic: Speleothems can preserve chemical records of conditions during and after cave formation.

• Paleoclimate proxyBroader topic: Its growth layers and isotope chemistry can preserve changes in rainfall and temperature.

• AragoniteBroader topic: Some cave deposits contain aragonite rather than the more common calcite.

• Show CaveBroader topic: These fragile formations are often the features visitors come to see.

• Uranium–thorium datingBroader topic: Cave formations are common targets for dating past rainfall and climate.

• Mineral precipitationBroader topic: Calcium carbonate precipitation builds many familiar cave formations.

• Carlsbad Caverns National ParkBroader topic: These deposits decorate the caves after dissolution creates open chambers.

• Isotopes of oxygenBroader topic: Oxygen isotope ratios in its growth layers can preserve signals of past rainfall.

• Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkBroader topic: Mineral deposits inside the cave record ongoing water movement and limestone chemistry.

• Ankarana Special ReserveBroader topic: Cave deposits record the slow movement of mineral-rich water through the massif.

• Caves of Han-sur-LesseBroader topic: Mineral-rich water leaves deposits that shape chambers and passages.

• LurgrotteBroader topic: Mineral-rich drips and seepage build formations inside the cave.