Cave Geology is the definitive book on the subject by an internationally recognized authority. It can be easily understood by non-scientists but also covers a wide range of topics in enough detail to be used by advanced researchers. Illustrated with more than 500 black-and-white photographs and 250 diagrams and maps, this book is dedicated to anyone with an interest in caves and their origin.
Topics include:
- Cave science and exploration
- Karst landscapes
- Cavernous rocks
- Karst groundwater flow and chemistry
- Characteristics of solution caves
- Cave origin
- Relation of caves to geologic setting
- Cave minerals
- Caves in volcanic rocks
- Cave meteorology and internal weathering
- Dating of caves
- Field techniques
- Relation of cave studies to other sciences.
- Cave science and exploration
- Karst landscapes
- Cavernous rocks
- Karst groundwater flow and chemistry
- Characteristics of solution caves
- Cave origin
- Relation of caves to geologic setting
- Cave minerals
- Caves in volcanic rocks
- Cave meteorology and internal weathering
- Dating of caves
- Field techniques
- Relation of cave studies to other sciences.
Concepts, techniques, and field examples are stressed. Most examples are from American caves, although the scope is international.
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