Collapse into Relict Karst Voids: Examples from the Northeastern and Central Parts of the Negev

Amir Eyal*, Amos Frumkin

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We describe collapse features, tens up to 100 m in diameter, in the north-central Negev Desert. These affect mainly the upper part of the Judea Group and the Mount Scopus Group layers. These indicate the development of isolated chamber-like karstic voids under hypogenic conditions, probably by long-range groundwater flow during the Oligocene—early Miocene. These had collapsed and affected the overlying layers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Geomorphological Landscapes
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages327-333
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Publication series

NameWorld Geomorphological Landscapes
VolumePart F2449
ISSN (Print)2213-2090
ISSN (Electronic)2213-2104

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

Keywords

  • Groundwater dissolution
  • Hypogenic karst
  • Isolated caves
  • Sinkhole filling

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