Editing Stalactite (section)

===Ice stalactites===
[[File:Ice stalactite.jpg|thumb|Ice stalactites on the gutter of a house]]
[[File:Ice stalactites beach.jpg|thumb|Ice stalactites on a frozen beach in [[Bete Grise, Michigan]]]]
A common stalactite found [[season]]ally or year round in many caves is the ice stalactite, commonly referred to as [[icicle]]s, especially on the surface.<ref name="KEIFFER">{{cite web | last =Keiffer | first=Susan | title =Ice stalactite dynamics | year =2010 | url=http://www.geologyinmotion.com/2010/11/ice-stalactite-dynamics.html | access-date =2013-07-08}}</ref> [[Water]] [[seep]]age from the surface will penetrate into a cave and if [[temperature]]s are below [[freezing]], the water will form stalactites. They can also be formed by the freezing of water [[vapor]].<ref name="LACELLE">{{cite web | last =Lacelle | first=Denis | title =Formation of seasonal ice bodies and associated cryogenic carbonates in Cavene De L'Ours, Que' Bec, Canada: Kinetic isotope effects and pseudo-biogenic crystal structures | year =2009 | url=http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/v71/cave-71-01-48.pdf | publisher =Journal of Cave and Karst Studies | volume = v. 71, no. 1 | pages = 48–62 | access-date =2013-07-08}}</ref> Similar to lava stalactites, ice stalactites form very quickly within hours or days. Unlike lava stalactites however, they may grow back as long as water and temperatures are suitable.

Ice stalactites can also form under [[sea ice]] when [[salinity|saline]] water is introduced to ocean water. These specific stalactites are referred to as [[brinicle]]s.

Ice stalactites may also form corresponding stalagmites below them and given time may grow together to form an ice column.