February 20th, 2022 at 8:51PM

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Cave Pearls in Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico.

Cave pearls form around a nucleus of matter that can be a grain of sand, a piece of wood, etc. It happens when the water is moving too vigorously to form a stalagmite. The motion of the water buffs the pearls to a high gloss.

Carlsbad Cavern has so many cave pearls that they were at one time handed out to visitors as souvenirs.

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