Aze Cave Karst Formation by Ghost Removal
23 Dec 2010
The theory of cave formation in karstic systems like these brown Jurassic limestones has undergone changes and it is now thought to be due to chemical, mostly carbonic and sulfuric acid dissolution of calcium carbonates matrices and other minerals followed by hydrological removal.
Here is the speleologists and guests getting ready for some work removing sediment filling the Aze grotto complex.
The next shots demonstrate the ghost's blood oozing out and reforming in part. The dissolution of limestone creates the voids that form the karstic network. The process also creates images of fabulous beauty. You can see also the underground river that is moving ghost blood in a very dynamic portion of this karstic grotto.
This gallery has active ghost karst acid dissolution, ghost blood oozing out entrained in water removal processes.
Here you can see the subterranean river that is removing the material that creates the voids for cave formation.
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Tags: karst, ghost karst, acid, dissolution, cave formation, Aze, France, Paleontology, Jorma Jyrkkanen
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