South West

Thursday, 29 September 2022
A straw "stalagmite". At one time this was a straw column but it fractured leaving this guy on the floor only! - South West
Some very fine helictites. - South West
The Suspended Table in Lake Cave. Photograph courtesy of Peter Bell - Augsuta Margaret River Tourist Bureau. - South West
Some of the wonderful flowstones in Mammoth Cave in the South-West of Western Australia. Photograph courtesy of Peter Bell - Augsuta Margaret River Tourist Bureau. - South West
An interesting water drop photo. The end of this straw is obviously still trying to calcify. Photograph courtesy of Peter Summers. - South West
A water drop straw formed from a tiny filament of calcite. - South West
A "bleeding" flowstone. This is the most graphic examle of this formation that I have seen. - South West
The Main Chamber in Jewel Cave at Augusta (WA). Photograph courtesy of Peter Bell - Augsuta Margaret River Tourist Bureau. - South West
The "Shaving Brush" - the remnants of two layers of calcite, water washed to leave this interesting formation. - South West
The end of a straw pendulite. Unfortunately this formation has since been destroyed. - South West
The final chamber in Strongs Cave, WA showing long straw stalactites and tree roots. This photograph was taken in the 1960's (?) by Peter Bridge and was donated to the WASG Slide Library by the photographer. - South West
A caver "wowing" over a bunch of helictites. Second Prize winner - ASF Conference 1993. - South West
A large cluster of Cave Pearls. The largest of this is approximately 2.5cm in diameter. - South West
A column from a Yanchep Cave? Impressive for a Yanchep cave - they are usually small and contain only small decorations. - South West
Helictites in Ngilgi Cave (70's) - South West
Stalagmite in Ngilgi Cave (70's) - South West