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• sea cave —    1. A cave cut in any rock type where a geological weakness is exploited by the highly selective erosion power of wave action. Fingal’s Cave, cut in the basalt of Staffa, Scotland, is a famous example. True sea caves should not be confused with …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• limestone pavement —    1. A level, or gently inclined, bare limestone surface scored and fretted by karren. The stripping of soil or cover rocks to expose the bare rock pavement is a glacial process, and the development of the karren both the dissolutional… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• microkarren —    Very small dissolutional channels, commonly 1–3mm across; parallel, convergent or randomly intersecting on a limestone surface. Though found in all climatic regions they are most conspicuous in semi arid and periglacial environments, where… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Sea caves — A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present coastlines and as… …   Wikipedia

• Eramosa Karst — Infobox Protected area name = Eramosa Karst Conservation Area iucn category = caption = Entrance of Nexus Cave. base width = 250 locator x = locator y = location = Canada nearest city = Hamilton, Ontario lat degrees=43 |lat minutes=11 |lat… …   Wikipedia

• Sea cave — Exploring a sea cave A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present… …   Wikipedia

• cave development —    The inception of cave development in carbonate rocks begins if water can move through the bedrock and commence dissolution. The earliest water movement may be due to mechanisms (including ground water pumping and ionic diffusion effects)… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• conduit —    , karst conduit    Relatively large dissolutional voids, including enlarged fissures and tubular tunnels; in some usage the term is restricted to voids that are water filled. Conduits may include all voids greater than 10mm in diameter, but… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• covered karst —    1. A fossil or currently developing karst in karst limestone which underlies superficial deposits or other rock, and which may produce landforms at the surface which reflect subsurface karstification [19]; contrasted with naked karst, which is …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• endokarst —    The part of a vertically layered karst system that is beneath the surface. Endokarst includes the full spectrum of underground voids and the dissolutional features that are present on the rock surfaces surrounding them [9].    See also… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology