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They are in several regions. ---- The main ones are in the Pennine Hills from Lancashire & N.Yorkshire south to the Peak District; South Wales; Forest of Dean, Mendip Hills. All those are in Carboniferous Limestone. ---- There are also caves in scattered patches of limestone in Scotland, NE England, N.Wales. ---- The 'Isle' of Portland (Dorset) is rare in combining karst and mass-movement caves, and is composed of Jurassic limestone - the other "end" of the same outcrop, in NE Yorkshire, hosts Excalibur Pot, found only a few years ago and the first known major active cave in Jurassic limestone in the UK. ----- Caves in Devon included ones whose resident bats were among the first to be studied in the UK. ----- A few karst caves are reported in Chalk, such as Beachy Head Cave; while other karst features in Chalk are common in Dorset and elsewhere. --- Although earlier travellers ventured into places like Porth-yr-Ogof (S.Wales ) and Wookey Hole (Somerset - this cave's stalactites were also plundered by the poet Alexander Pope for garden-ornaments), proper cave exploration in the UK really started in Britain in Yorkshire and Mendip. The Mendip Hills is also the world's birth-place of cave-diving (in Wookey Hole and Swildons Hole).
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How are limestone caves and sea caves alike?
They are both caves
What kind of weathering has created most limestone caves?
chemical weathering called karsting and it createskarst topography. ... Dissolution of soluble limestone creates limestone cavessource yahoo answers
What rock is eroded to form caves?
Mainly limestone.
In what type of rocks do caves form?
Caves usually and mostly forms in sedimentary rocks. Example, Limestone.
Why do caves only form a certain type of rock?
Caves are formed by rainwater dissolving away limestone or sandstone.
Are all caves made of limestone?
No, not all caves are made of limestone. Caves can be formed in various types of rocks, including granite, sandstone, and volcanic lava flows. Limestone caves are common because limestone is soluble and can be eroded by water to create cave systems, but caves can also form in other types of rocks through different geological processes.
How and where do you get limestone from?
Limestone Caves e.g The Marble Arch Caves in Northern Ireland(Fermanagh)
How are limestone caves and sea caves alike?
They are both caves
Are limestone in caves?
Other way round! Water and/or air are in caves.:-) Most of the world's caves have formed / are forming in limestone.
Why are limestone caves so common?
Because limestone uplands with appropriate internal geology and surface drainage in areas of long-term, suitable climatic conditions are so widespread. Not all limestone areas support caves though.
Where can limestone caves befound?
generally, in limestone uplands, where the limestone is sufficiently massive to hold caves, and particularly but not exclusively where the local surface drainage can concentrate rainwater into discreet streams than can then form sink caves when they flow onto the limestone.
Is there limestone in Missouri?
Yes Missouri is famous for its limestone caves.
What kind of rock is located near caves?
It depends on the cave. Since many caves are limestone (water carves it nicely), you usually find limestone. But granite is common in New Hampshire & Vermont.
Where are limestone cave located?
Limestone caves are found all over the world, with notable examples in places like Carlsbad Caverns in the United States, the Jenolan Caves in Australia, and the Caves of Aggtelek Karst in Hungary. They are formed by the dissolution of limestone rock by acidic groundwater over thousands of years.
Why are there so many caves in limestone rock?
Limestone is a type of rock that is easily eroded by water, which can create caves over time. Water dissolves the limestone rock to form caves through a process known as chemical weathering. Additionally, limestone can also be carved out by underground rivers or other natural forces, resulting in the formation of caves.
What are the caves made of in swanage?
limestone
Can limestone be found in caves?
It's found around them! The vast majority of the world's caves are formed in limestone (soluble in ground-water).
