In soluble rocks such as limestone and dolostone there are two main types of cave genesis
(speleogenesis);(i) epigenic speleogenesis, in which the aggressiveness that forms caves is …

In Italy, especially along the Apennine Chain, numerous active and inactive sulfuric acid
speleogenetic (SAS) caves have been documented in the last two decades. Here we …

This book, the first in a new series by the National Cave and Karst Research Institute, draws
on international examples and the international experience of author Dr. Alexander …

Hypogenic speleogenesis is the formation of solution-enlarged permeability structures by
waters ascending to a cave-forming zone from below in leaky confined conditions, where …

Jewel Cave (118 km of mapped passages beneath an area of 2.7 km2) and Wind Cave (70
km beneath 1.8 km2) are, respectively, the fourth and tenth longest known cave systems and …

A dissolutional cave or cave system is defined as a solution conduit of 5 to 15 mm minimum
diameter that extends continuously between groundwater input points and output points …

Caves formed by rising sulfuric waters have been described from all over the world in a wide
variety of climate settings, from arid regions to mid-latitude and alpine areas. H 2 S is …

Recognition of the wide occurrence, significance, and specific characteristics of hypogene
speleogenesis during last two decades signifies a major paradigm shift in karst science …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews some basic geologic aspects of unconformity-
related hydrocarbon reservoirs in karsted carbonate rocks. It concerns their global …

Kupole so korozijske tvorbe v obliki kupol, znane tako s krasa v apnencih kot tudi v
anhidritih. Medtem ko je bilo v literaturi precej razpravljanja o verjetnem nastanku in …