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Limestone and limestone formations.
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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.
How can a limestone cave be formed?
From dissolution and erosion of limestone by acidic water over time.
Opening formed when acid groundwater dissolves limestone?
a cave
Substance of which the stalagmites are formed?
Calcite, usually, from the limestone above the cave. (Or gypsum, if the cave is in that rock)
What is the opening formed when acid groundwater dissolves limestone called?
A cave?
What is the opening formed when acid groundwater dissloves limestone?
A cave or sinkhole.
What rocks are in the Mammoth Cave?
Fallen boulders, calcite formations and sediment! Mammoth Cave is a karst cave; formed within limestone.
How is limestone cave in Aruba formed?
Same way as any limestone cave: dissolution of the rock by weakly acidic water flwoing through fractures and other discontinuities.
How was the lascaux cave formed?
In similar ways to any cave in limestone: dissolution and other karst-landscape processes.
Why is the limestone cave sometimes called the soultion cave?
Limestone caves are sometimes called solution caves because they are formed through a process called solution weathering. This occurs when water containing carbon dioxide dissolves the limestone rock, creating cave systems over time. The dissolved limestone is carried away in the form of a solution, hence the term "solution cave."
What is carlsbad cavern made up of?
Mainly, fresh air surrounded by limestone! A cave is a void, or set of voids, formed within limestone.
