Saracen’s Tent
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Saracen’s Tent is a famous drapery-like rock formation in Luray Caverns, renowned for its thin, folded calcite “curtains” that resemble a billowing tent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saracen’s Tent canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock formation
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speleothem ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected cave formation in Luray Caverns ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formationEnvironment | limestone cave ⓘ |
| formationProcess | precipitation of calcite from dripping water ⓘ |
| hasAppearance |
resembles a billowing tent
ⓘ
resembles hanging curtains ⓘ |
| hasColor | light-colored calcite ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | calcite ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
curtain-like
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drapery-like ⓘ thin folded sheets ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named for its resemblance to a Saracen tent ⓘ |
| hasNotableProperty |
often cited as one of the most perfect cave draperies
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well-preserved drapery folds ⓘ |
| hasRockType | limestone formation ⓘ |
| hasTexture | thin and delicate ⓘ |
| hasThickness | very thin calcite sheets ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
cave tour descriptions of Luray Caverns
ⓘ
photographs of Luray Caverns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Luray Caverns
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Luray, Virginia ⓘ Page County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | Luray Caverns tour route ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | viewed from a designated path ⓘ |
| touristPopularity | famous feature of Luray Caverns ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.