Difference between revisions of "Karst"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A topographic term for the landscape and structures formed in soluble bedrock by the effects of solution weathering.  Karst regions are characterized by subterranean caverns, sinkholes, and dolines.  Karst typically results from the action of mildly acidic water percolating through [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=limestone limestone], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gypsum gypsum], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=dolomite dolomite].  As the rock dissolves, it becomes more porous and underground drainage systems develop.
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A topographic term for the landscape and structures formed in soluble bedrock by the effects of solution weathering.  Karst regions are characterized by subterranean caverns, sinkholes, and dolines.  Karst typically results from the action of mildly acidic water percolating through [[limestone]], [[gypsum]], or [[dolomite]].  As the rock dissolves, it becomes more porous and underground drainage systems develop.
  
 
[[File:Microkarst-02_ICOMOS.jpg|thumb|Microkarst]]
 
[[File:Microkarst-02_ICOMOS.jpg|thumb|Microkarst]]
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  

Revision as of 09:33, 21 January 2014

Microkarst

Description

A topographic term for the landscape and structures formed in soluble bedrock by the effects of solution weathering. Karst regions are characterized by subterranean caverns, sinkholes, and dolines. Karst typically results from the action of mildly acidic water percolating through Limestone, Gypsum, or Dolomite. As the rock dissolves, it becomes more porous and underground drainage systems develop.

Microkarst

Synonyms and Related Terms

karst (Fr., Port.); carso (Port.)

Authority

  • Submitted information Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.

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