What's the difference between rimstone and stalactite?

Rimstone

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(n.) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone rocks.
(n.) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.

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(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.