Speleogen
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speleogen-214-2443109
title:
Speleogen
text:
A speleogen is a geological feature within a karst system that is created by the dissolution of bedrock. As rain water falls through the atmosphere it picks up carbon dioxide and more as it passes through organic material in the soil. As water moves through joints and cracks in calcium carbonate bedrock, more dissolution of the bedrock occurs and the bedrock features that are left are the speleogens. This process called speleogenesis is what leads to secondary formations or speleothems. The Unit
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Cave features created by erosion of bedrock
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speleogen
date created:
2011-02-14T09:16:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T15:06:55Z
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