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Almost all caves are in limestone, and formed by dissolution along joints of the rock's calcium-carbonate by rainwater acidified by atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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Are speleothems mechanical or chemical weathering?

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Is acid chemical weathering or mechanical weathering?

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What is aonther word for chemical weathering?

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What is different between physical weathering and chemical weathering?

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