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 Flowstone Spells
P.P.E. : 500 for the Flowstone Golem, 650 for the Flowstone Salamander, and 400 for the Flowstone Shambler.
Description: This spell is used to summon one of the lesser flowstone creatures: the Flowstone Golem, the Flowstone Salamander, or the Flowstone Shambler.
P.P.E. : 850 for the Flowstone Charger, 900 for the Flowstone Crusher, and 1000 for the Flowstone Overseer.
homepage.mac.com /cheethorne/Palladium/flowstonespells.htm   (2718 words)

  
 Descriptions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ten meters of passage lead to a flowstone block; this is the deepest point in the cave.
At the bottom of the muddy twenty and sixteen meter drops, a large flowstone passage trends northwest for twenty meters before another eight-meter pit is intersected on the south floor of the passage.
The upper large flowstone passage continues another ten meters to a large intersection with a descending passage to the south.
home.att.net /~oxmolon/Descriptions.htm   (4899 words)

  
 Flowstone Creatures
The one weakness of the Flowstone Hellion is its relatively slow movement and its weakness against physical attacks.
The Flowstone Overseer is unique among the flowstone creatures because it possesses near Human-like intelligence and is capable of formulating complex plans and strategies.
The Flowstone Salamander is an interesting creature, even though the Stone Master specializes in stone and the earth, the Salamander is a creature that specializes in fire and heat.
homepage.mac.com /cheethorne/Palladium/flowstonecreatures.htm   (4056 words)

  
 Wilkinson Quarry Cave, Bermuda
Flowstone draperies and striped “bacon rind” on the ceiling and walls are some of the largest observed in Bermuda.
Second, flowstone slopes and associated columns in multiple locations within the cave have been shattered or sheared in two, presumably by the effects of nearby blasting.
From this room, a flowstone slope to the northeast ascends to a small, air-filled collapse fissure, while to the west, a short passage ends in a submerged breakdown room.
www.tamug.edu /cavebiology/Bermuda/Quarry/WQcave.html   (2710 words)

  
 speleogenesis.net :: Archive :: Printer friendly
The fossiliferous deposits of cave-fill breccia and flowstone formation deposits in the “Transvaal Dolomite” were first brought to scientific notice at the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Geological Society of South Africa by its first Secretary, David Draper on 8 April 1895 (Draper, 1896).
The flowstone is overlain by reddish-brown, clayey, silty sand with scattered angular rock fragments and in places abundant bones.
Ten metres to the northwest of the previous occurrence, in a small maze, remnants of a flowstone floor form ledges on the walls and bridges splitting the passages in two levels.
www.speleogenesis.info /archive/art_printer.php?PubID=3261   (9069 words)

  
 The Virtual Cave: Flowstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Flowstone is perhaps the most common of all cave deposits, and is almost always composed of calcite or other carbonate minerals.
Flowstone masses are often fluted with draperies at their lower end, such as the area above the caver's head.
Flowstone forms from actively flowing water (rather than water squeezed through cracks) in which carbon dioxide is lost and carbonate material is deposited.
www.goodearthgraphics.com /virtcave/flowstone/flowstone.html   (139 words)

  
 Western Belize Regional Cave Project (WBRCP)
There are flowstone formations throughout the cave, although there are significantly more stalactites and stalagmites in the area around entrance 2.
In the northwest end of the cave there is a flowstone waterfall, where the entire wall is covered with thin, vein-like formations of sparkling calcium carbonate.
To the south and west of the flowstone waterfall there is a small chamber (chamber 1) that may be accessed from two small, constricted passages.
www.indiana.edu /~belize/sites/caves/actun_halal.htm   (503 words)

  
 BLOCX: flowstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Flowstone, or carved/spray concrete, is a highly realistic medium for sculpturing artificial climbing surfaces.
The durability of concrete material combined with the inherent aesthetic appearance is particularily suited for permanent outdoor installations.
A flowstone boulder is an ideal solution for outdoor public areas where maintenance is minimal.
www.blocx.com /flowstone.html   (47 words)

  
 Buggrit Online - Urban Exploration - Flowstone Photography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Geologists have pretty, and confusing, names for flowstone formations, and a lot would argue that this wasn't real flowstone anyway.
Because I was concerned about glare off the wet flowstone, and the water, I then did a couple shots at f/11 with M2B flashbulbs aimed at the ceiling of the tunnel to produce a really soft bounce-flash effect.
It was debatable which side of the flowstone was most photogenic, and since I really don't like climbing ropes, I didn't want to have to come back and re-shoot, so I was very, very thorough.
www.buggrit.com /flowstone.html   (1132 words)

  
 Bar Pot - Minor Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Traverse over the pitch and between banks of orange flowstone until it is possible to slide down into Flowstone Chamber, a shattered cavern about 4 m long and 7 m high.
On the far side of the pitch the bedding, the same one that forms the roof of Bridge Hall, can be followed to a boulder ruckle up through which it is possible to wriggle and emerge in one corner of the Pit (this was the original route found by the discoverers).
The rift containing the pitch is a continuation of that leading to Flowstone Chamber, and in fact the pitch mentioned therein joins the present one on a bank of grey flowstone at one end.
www.braemoor.co.uk /cavingtrip/bar/bar2.shtml   (1573 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
canopy A compound cave formation consisting of flowstone hanging from a sloping wall projection and forming a fringe of shawls or stalactites on the outer edge.
curtain A wavy or folded sheet of flowstone hanging from the roof or projecting from the wall of a cave; often translucent and resonant.
flowstone Deposits of calcium carbonate, gypsum, and other mineral matter which have accumulated on the walls or floors of caves at places where water trickles or flows over the rock.
cdis.missouri.edu /studentinfo/coursedata/6252/appendixA.asp   (1995 words)

  
 Cave - Northwest Florida: Waterways & Wildlife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Flowstone or dripstone forms in caves as calcium carbonate is deposited by water seeping through the rock.
Curtains, sometimes called drapery, are thin sheets of flowstone that hang or project from the cave wall.
Bacon is a term used for sheets of thin, translucent, banded flowstone.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /nwfla/cave.htm   (366 words)

  
 Speleothems (DesertUSA)
Canopy: A type of flowstone that protrudes from a cave wall or speleothem and has a relatively flat surface underneath.
Clastic Canopy: Speleothem forming when flowstone flows over material such as rock or clay, that is washed away later.
Flowstone: General term for deposits formed by dripping and flowing water on walls and floors of caves.
www.desertusa.com /mag99/feb/papr/speleothems.html   (650 words)

  
 Secret Cave
Beyond the rimstone pools the passage opens into a larger room that features huge flowstone walls with large draperies and stalactites.
To the left of this room the passage continues behind the flowstone to a heavily decorated area and another pit.
Flowstone and draperies in the main gallery of the cave.
www.cumberlandadventures.com /cave/asecr.htm   (567 words)

  
 Thailand Seakayaking with original Sea Canoe company by the natives operators
Flowstone is created when water saturated with limestone particulates evaporates.
Notice that that their inside diameter is the same size as a drop of water.
A general rule says stalactites grow an inch a century, but many factors actually determine astalactite's growth rate, size, and shape, including the amount of water flow, temperature of the water, composition of particulates, degree of saturation and amount of windflow.
www.seacanoethailand.com /naturegame-1.htm   (1234 words)

  
 speleo.htm
GRANT COUNTY: Flowstone occurs in a cave later converted into the St. John lead mine in Potosi (Murdry, 1978).
-Small caves with flowstone and small stalagmites is found in the quarry near Hager City on County W in the NW 1/4 Sec.
One formation, known as "Paul Bunyon's toadstool" is a flowstone formation over 10 meters in diameter (Durst, 1974).
www.uwrf.edu /~wc01/speleo.htm   (768 words)

  
 Kecks Pit
We climbed up the flowstone wall onto the ledge which overlooked the entrance room and also continued ahead to an irregular shaped pit encompassed by flowstone.
I managed to hold myself between the flowstone as I fed enough rope through my rack to get it over the flowstone edge.
The left wall and some of the floor was composed of neat flowstone globules.
www.bkcave.com /IN/Kecks.htm   (939 words)

  
 [No title]
Flowstone Armor 3 Artifact You may choose not to untap Flowstone Armor during your untap step.
Flowstone Strike 1R Instant Target creature gets +1/-1 and gains haste until end of turn.
Flowstone Thopter 7 Artifact Creature 4/4 1: Flowstone Thopter gets +1/-1 and gains flying until end of turn.
www.vic.com /~dbd/NFd/oracle/or.7E.NM.I   (4195 words)

  
 Karst and caves in Liptov, Demanovsky karst and Vazecka cave
Moreover, its natural merits are enhanced by a rich flowstone filling of various shapes, as well as the ice filling of the Demänovska ice cave is also important from the historical point of view.
Out of the rich flowstone filling, flowstone water lilies and other lacustrine forms / sponge, coral, grape / as well as eccentric stalactites are unique.
Mighty flowstone waterfalls and columns, sphaerolithical stalactites and many other forms of stalactites and stalagmites are captivating.
www.liptovtravel.com /jaskyne.html   (866 words)

  
 Mammoth Cave National Park
Flowstone Among the most beautiful of the cave decorations are the flowstone formations.
The most spectacular flowstone formation is Frozen Niagara, a wall of flowstone 75 feet high and 50 feet wide.
Stalactites, Stalagmites, Columns Among the most fascinating of the cave decorations are the pointed features which seemingly grow from the floor or ceiling.
www.shannontech.com /ParkVision/MammothCave/MammothCave4.html   (517 words)

  
 Caving - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Such deposits may be spoiled forever by a single mis-step.
Active formations such as flowstone can be similarly despoiled with a muddy footprint or handprint.
Ancient human artifacts, such as fibre products, can crumble to dust under the touch of any but the most careful archaeologist.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /caving.htm   (1957 words)

  
 Card Sets - Spoilers - Nemesis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You may choose not to untap Flowstone Armor during your untap step.
Airborne flowstone isn't less dangerous, only less common.
The forest's constant struggle is to keep the spreading flowstone at bay.
www.phyrexia.com /cardsets/spoilers/Nemesis.shtml   (3725 words)

  
 Flowstone Concrete Studio: Flooding Northern California With Artistic Concrete Works , by Juliet Farmer, ...
That designer’s request some three and a half years ago for a monolithic, single-pour cast fireplace surround for a residence has opened all kinds of doors for Flowstone Concrete Studio.
Calif., where Flowstone Concrete Studio is participating, creating kitchen countertops and an outdoor kitchen for the exhibit, which will be showing in the Spring of 2005.
And whatever Flowstone is contributing to the home, you can bet it will be cast unusually.
www.concretenetwork.com /jfarmer/flowstone.htm   (853 words)

  
 Big Manhole Cave
That is, that stoping and collapse and deposition of some material occurred, then covered by flowstone.
When the flowstone sealed, then silt, etc., trapped by the flowstone and began to build up to the present depth.
The mustelid trove noted above is below the flowstone and thus greater than 24,900 and presumably than 30,000 BP.
www.utep.edu /leb/paleo/site16.htm   (312 words)

  
 Cave Welcome
A sculpted and draperied flowstone canyon wall in the Hall of Hearts.
Flowstone coats the entire wall in this part of the Hall of Hearts.
That's me scrubbing mud off of the flowstone at the base of the large, white flowstone in the Hall of Hearts.
www.cumberlandadventures.com /cave/bigb2.html   (325 words)

  
 Flowstone, Fluid, Low-Expansion Base Stone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
FLOWSTONE produces accurate, bubble-free bases without vibration, making it ideal for use with base formers.
The dense surface resists dowel pin abrasion and the low setting expansion of FlowStone produces a dimensionally stable base for master models.
Available in white, buff, fl, blue, light blue and light green to provide excellent contrast to die stones.
www.whipmix.com /2gypsum/flowstn.html   (68 words)

  
 Likely To Be Eaten By A Bottomless Pit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
(That is, the cave walls were brown-red flowstone, colored by iron oxide, and not the sparkling white of pure calcite.)
If the bottom of the cave is mud, it can settle under the weight of flowstone formations.
White flowstone formations studded with large flat calcite crystals.
www.eblong.com /~zarf/essays/caves.html   (1585 words)

  
 The Virtual Cave: Rimstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
They tend to form stairsteps when in a series, and often extend into flowstone deposits above or below (as in the second photo in the table).
Often flowstone is festooned with tiny micro-gours on horizontal surfaces.
Rimstone is one of the most common cave formations, after flowstone, stalactites, and stalagmites.
www.goodearthgraphics.com /virtcave/rimstone/rimstone.html   (162 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Flowstone Armor 131 Artifact 3 U Paolo Parente You may choose not to untap Flowstone Armor during your untap step.
Flowstone Slide 83 Sorcery X2RR R Chippy All creatures get +X/-X until end of turn.
Flowstone Strike 84 Instant 1R C Mike Ploog Target creature gets +1/-1 and gains haste until end of turn.
home.earthlink.net /~cdmoye/magic/Spoilers/NE.html   (5410 words)

  
 Cullman Grotto - Newsletter: The Flowstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Flowstone is the monthly newsletter put out by the Cullman Grotto.
This publication was started in March, 1994, and is sent to all the active members in our grotto.
Republication of items within The Flowstone is allowed provided credit is given to author and source.
www.caves.org /grotto/cullman/pages/news.html   (96 words)

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