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Rainwater acidified by absorbed atmospheric carbon dioxide sinks through the joints and other discontinuities in the limestone upland's mass, dissolving the calcium carbonate that is the rock's main constituent.
Eventually the tiny initial conduits start to join and capture others, and discrete passages develop. The water emerges at a rising, resurgence or spring.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe vast majority of the world's caves are in limestone, which is soluble in weakly acidic ground-water.
So the conditions for cave and other karst-feature development is the presence of a soluble rock (limestone and its metamorphic form, marble; also gypsum) in upland areas having a suitablly stable combination of geological, hydrological and long-term climate characteristics over the tens or hundreds of thousands of years it takes for caves to develop.
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How was Harrison's cave formed?
Harrison's Cave was formed by rock
What is the definition of Dissolution per USP?
by the limestone in the cave formed by dissolution by the limestone in the cave formed by dissolution
How was fingals cave formed?
fingals cave is a cave formed by the same geological processes as those at the giants causeway on the other side of the Irish sea. after a volcano erupted 60 million years ago, hexagonal basalt columns formed as the cave cooled. the cave which has been formed by the sea eroding it away is easy to access. it was discovered in 1772 by sir Joseph banks and a visit to the cave by the composer Felix Mendelssohn inspired him to write his 'Hebrides overture''. popularly known as ''fingal's cave''.+++Not quite: the columns formed as the rock cooled. The cave did not exist until long after the island formed, and was then, as you say, cut by erosion. The volcanism was associated with the inception of the Atlantic Ocean.
What is a feature formed by chemical weathering?
a cave
When a rock above a cave collapses it forms a what?
When rock above a cave collapses, a sinkhole is formed.
How was titan cave formed?
how was the titan cave was formed
How was Harrison's cave formed?
Harrison's Cave was formed by rock
What was ape cave formed by?
Ape cave was formed by a water erosion.
What geological feture is formed when the roof of a cave collapes?
A sinkhole is formed when the roof of a cave collapses.
What is the definition of Dissolution per USP?
by the limestone in the cave formed by dissolution by the limestone in the cave formed by dissolution
What type of cave is Mammoth Cave?
it is a 'karst' cave, i.e. formed by the action of water on limestone.
What cave formations are formed from water drippings on the cave floor?
stalagmites
Which are formed on the ceiling of cave?
Stalactites. You may also notice distinct erosion patterns in many cave ceilings, formed when the passage was filled with water at an earleir stage in the cave's development.
How was fingals cave formed?
fingals cave is a cave formed by the same geological processes as those at the giants causeway on the other side of the Irish sea. after a volcano erupted 60 million years ago, hexagonal basalt columns formed as the cave cooled. the cave which has been formed by the sea eroding it away is easy to access. it was discovered in 1772 by sir Joseph banks and a visit to the cave by the composer Felix Mendelssohn inspired him to write his 'Hebrides overture''. popularly known as ''fingal's cave''.+++Not quite: the columns formed as the rock cooled. The cave did not exist until long after the island formed, and was then, as you say, cut by erosion. The volcanism was associated with the inception of the Atlantic Ocean.
What is a feature formed by chemical weathering?
a cave
What do you call a cave entrance?
A cave entrance is commonly referred to as a cave mouth or cave opening.
Substance of which the stalagmites are formed?
Calcite, usually, from the limestone above the cave. (Or gypsum, if the cave is in that rock)
