What's the difference between diaspore and stalactites?

Diaspore

Definition:

(n.) A hydrate of alumina, often occurring in white lamellar masses with brilliant pearly luster; -- so named on account of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe.

Example Sentences:

(1) Wood-trimmers' disease, generally called extrinsic allergic alveolitis, which affects workers in sawmills, is thought to be caused by fungal diaspores.
(2) Among extant genera in the class Coniferopsida which produce fleshy, animal-dispersed seeds, there appear to be two distinct evolutionary lines: (1) those with relatively large (greater than 20 mm), odoriferous diaspores dispersed primarily by mammals; and (2) those with relatively small (less than 10 mm), visually attractive diaspores dispersed primarily by birds.
(3) Democratisation and secularisation of Tibetan diasporic politics is reaching a mature stage as three candidates, all of them laymen, are vying to get votes and become the next Kalon Tripa.
(4) In the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias of varying genesis, an "observational study" in 1,160 patients showed that a high-dose oral magnesium preparation (Magnesium-Diasporal N 300 Granulat) was effective.
(5) The effect of intravenous and oral administration of magnesium containing drug (Magnesium Diasporal, Protina, München) on the erythrocyte pyruvate kinase (PK) activity in two cases of congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia associated with PK deficiency has been examined.

Definition:

Example Sentences:

(1) Fatbergs build up on sewer roofs like mushy stalactites.
(2) Carlsbad isn't just big – it's also strikingly intricate, featuring thousands upon thousands of unique cave formations, including stalagmites, stalactites, cave pearls, flowstones, cave crystals and underground lakes.
(3) But, listen, as ideas go, an oath for teachers is still miles better than “ Teaching not Tinkering ”, the slogan that Hunt schemed up for a conference back in April, presumably after ditching “Lessons not Loitering” and “Staffrooms not Stalactites” after negative focus-group testing.
(4) Blood smeared the walls, and under the stage of the cultural centre, there were stalactites of coagulated blood".
(5) He created “environments” in his art room to inspire our imagination, transforming it into mystical landscapes, such as a prehistoric cave, complete with stalactites and stalagmites, stone carvings and eerie lighting.
(6) Histologically, the bone columns resembled stalagmites and stalactites, as seen by microradiography and scanning electron microscopy, that projected from each corticotomy surface toward the center.