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What is a large cave called?
cavern Sometimes, in names and especially by show-cave owners to impress intending visitors; but the normal word in anyy English-language caving speech or text is simply "Cave" irrespective of type and dimensions.
What is a limestone that is dripped from the ceiling of a cave forming a peak or column?
The limestone, or more accurately its calcium carbonate,has been dissolved from the rock above, in the joints through which the ground-water passes before dripping into the cave. The mineral is then precipitated in the cave air as Calcite, to form a Stalactite on the celing, and a Stalagmite on the floor below. A "column" is simply a stalactite and stalagmite that have met.
Why are there so many caves in the limestone rock?
It is all thanks to the rock's solubitlity in water, but cave development in any give limestone region is also controlled by the specific geology, hydrology, geomorphology and continued precipitation over 10s or 100s of 1000s of years.
What is a large extensive system of caves called?
A cave system - as simple as that. :-) Sometimes the system is named as So-&-So Cavern, especially if part of it has been modified to form a show-cave, but the formal and most used term is still "cave".
How did Ellison Cave form?
Ellison Cave was formed by the erosion of the rock by water over millions of years. The cave was created as groundwater seeped through the limestone bedrock, dissolving and creating intricate passageways underground. Over time, the cave continued to grow and develop into its current size and complexity.
What is the opening formed when acid groundwater dissolves limestone called?
A cave?
A funnel shaped depression of limestone dissolved by rain is called a cave?
no
What is limestone cave formed of?
Limestone and limestone formations.
A funnel-shaped depression of limestone dissolved by rain is called a cave?
While a funnel-shaped depression of limestone eroded by rainwater is called a limestone pavement or a doline, a cave is a naturally occurring underground void typically formed through chemical weathering and erosion processes such as the dissolution of limestone by acidic groundwater.
What is a pendant of calcium carbonate which hangs from the roof of a limestone cave called?
A calcite stalactite.
Is a funnel shaped depression of limestone dissolved by rain called a cave?
No, a funnel-shaped depression of limestone dissolved by rain is called a sinkhole. A cave is a natural underground void or cavity that is typically larger and more complex in structure than a sinkhole.
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.
What type of cave is Mammoth Cave?
it is a 'karst' cave, i.e. formed by the action of water on limestone.
How does the floor of a limestone cave form?
I'm not really sure what you had in mind. Given that the cave is in limestone (as the vast majority of them are) there has to be a dimensional limit to the dissolution and erosion processes. The floor is there by default: it is the lowest surface along a passage at that given time in the cave's development.
How can a limestone cave be formed?
From dissolution and erosion of limestone by acidic water over time.
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.
Who made the jeita grotto cave?
Jieta Grotto is a limestone cave it is not man-made.
