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Chemical weathering - the rock is dissolved by rain-water acidified slightly by absorbed atmospheric carbon-dioxide.
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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
Groundwater continues to affect the ... rock that form a cave.?
Limestone
A depression in the ground due to cave collapse or acidic water dissolution of limestone is called a?
A sinkhole is the term used to describe a depression in the ground caused by a cave collapse. It can also be the result of acidic water dissolving limestone.
Is limestone cave formation chemical or mechanical weathering?
chemical change
What kind of limestone might be deposited in Mammouth Caves?
CALCITE - cryastaline calcium carbonate precipitated from the ground-water that had dissolved it from the limestone above the cave. Calcium Carbonate is the primary constituent of limestone.
What type of rock is worn away by weak acid in water to create a cave?
gabbro
What is limestone cave formed of?
Limestone and limestone formations.
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
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 titan cave made of?
Limestone
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.
Where are limestone cave located?
somewhere in earth
How does limestone help the caves?
Limestone doesn't exactly "help" a cave unless the stalagmite's and such are what you are looking for. Limestone is what creates those.
What is the difference between stalacmites and stalatites?
A stalagtite is a mineral formation that forms at the top of a limestone cave. A stalagmite is a mineral formation that rises from the bottom of a limestone cave.
How do you get limestone on harvest moon magical melody?
Level 45 in the lake cave is nothing but limestone.
Who made the jeita grotto cave?
Jieta Grotto is a limestone cave it is not man-made.
