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2020-02-21 03:05:30

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Authors

Klimchouk, Alexander

Editors

White, William B.; Culver, David C.

Title

Gypsum caves

Title translated

Serial Name

Encyclopedia of Caves

Republished from

Republished from URL

City

Chennai

Year

2012

Volume

Issue

Start Page

364

End Page

373

Abstract

After limestone, the second most common rock in which solution caves develop is gypsum. Gypsum rocks support karst in a variety of geological settings and host some of the longest caves in the world. This article describes particular features of caves and their origin in gypsum rocks, and relates these to different types of karst.

Keywords

gypsum; syngenetic karst; interstratal karst; hypogenetic karst

ISSN

978-0-12-383832-2

DOI

URL

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123838322000517

PDF URL

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ShoppingCartURL&_method=add&_eid=3-s2.0-B9780123838322000517&_acct=C000228598&_version=1&_userid=10&_ts=1329813986&md5=79cf207a68b2aa0dd7bc384ae079ea1b

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Full reference

Klimchouk, Alexander, 2012, Gypsum caves , 364 - 373 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123838322000517, PDF