| Mineral deposits in dripping water color the wavy dripstone formations, or speleothems, in browns, reds and whites. |
| The humid climatic conditions that promote solution production and dripstone formation are readily apparent in such tropical areas. |
| The set-designer August Dirigl created the artificial dripstone cave, which originally had coloured lighting and a waterfall. |
| Where the deposition of calcite is concentrated along cracks, calcite is deposited as flowstone, or dripstone. |
| The designs on the lower part of the structure are somewhat formal, but the upper part is a free-form mix of geodes, dripstone, and what appear to be inverted stalactites. |
| Those that flank the portal have each a large niche at the bottom, with engaged shafts, and the head and dripstone trefoiled. |
