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Answer the following questions in brief.

Which agent is responsible for formation of stalactites and stalagmites and where are they formed?

• Water from the end of the stalactite leaves more calcite in a pile on the cave floor, and pretty soon a cone-like stalagmite forms.


• That's why stalactites and stalagmites are usually formed in pairs. Sometimes they grow together to form a pillar or column


• They are formed in the Bora caves of Vishakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh and this is considered as one of the major limestone caves in India


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