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Karst Features term index

Terms A alabaster anhydrite aragonite authigenic B bedding grikes bevels blind valley C calc-sinter carbonate carbonate rock cave systems clints cockpits collapse dolines constructional features constructive waterfalls corrosive caves covered lapies D dolines dolines (sinks or sinkholes) dolomite dolomite rocks dolostone dry valleys E evaporite rock exsurgences F funnel steps G gorges grikes grikes (solution slots) gypsum H halite hollows hums I infiltrate infiltration K karst climatic conditions karst drainage karst features karst lapies karst major surface features karst rock types karst soil karst subsurface features L lapies limestone M magnesite major springs marble meander caves N natural bridges P poljes ponors R rainfall rendzina rendzinous soil resurgences root groove root grooves root pipe rounded solution runnels S salt diapir satin spar selenite semi-blind and blind valleys semi-blind valley sinkholes sinking points sinking rivers (streamsinks) sinks small pitting small pitting (rain pits) solution bevels solution dolines solution flutes solution pans solution pipe solution rippling solution runnels speleothems stalactites stalactites and stalagmites stalagmites stalagtites steephead steepheads steps subjacent subjacent sinks subsidence dolines surface drainage surge capacity swamp slots T terra rosa tower karst travertine tufa U undercut solution runnels uvalas

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