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Description: Lavacicles in Mushpot Cave under Visitors Center, Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA (Lat/Long: 41.7137°N, 121.5089°W (WGS84/NAD83) USGS SCHONCHIN BUTTE Quad [1]). Altitude: 4740 feet. Lavacicles on the ceiling of a lava tube are left as the level of lava in the tube retreats and the viscous lava on the ceiling drips as it cools.
Author: Walter Siegmund
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