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Stalagmites grow from bottom to top with banding similar to tree rings. Accurate chronology shows that the sample started to grow shortly before 6000 years ago. Credit: Dr Julia Barrott.

(Stalactites and stalagmites in caves grow in a similar way, but thousands of times faster.) This makes ferromanganese crusts ideal archives for capturing stardust over millions of years.