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How was caves made?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

"... were made" !

Acidic ground water (rain-water that has absorbed atmospheric carbon dioxide to form carbonic acid) dissolving the limestone as it flows through the joints & other discontinuities in the rock mass.

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