# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CQXPAl5h4ha
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21101661-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/ea2a0a09b2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-06-21T01:01:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

"Mmm... Bacon" - Homer Simpson.⁣
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Not just for the breakfast table, bacon can be found in many caves including Lehman Caves at @greatbasinnp in Nevada. Cave bacon is a rock formation officially known as layered flowerstone. Flowstones are composed of sheetlike deposits of calcite formed where water flows down the walls or along the floors of a cave. Sometimes, mineral impurities will stain the calcite in such a way as to look like a strip of bacon. Hey! No drooling. What are some other cave formations that have caught your eye? ⁣
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Image: Yellow and tan cave feature hangs from ceiling of cave while illuminated from behind by a flashlight. NPS/Lisa Johnston⁣

Repost from @greatbasinnp. 
#iyck2021 #cave #underground #caveformations #nevada #greatbasinnationalpark

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

cave, caveformations, underground, greatbasinnationalpark, nevada, iyck2021

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