Salt cave cross-sections and their paleoenvironmental implications

Amos Frumkin*

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Abstract

Salt caves respond rapidly to environmental changes. Direct measurement and 14C dating show that complex cross-sections may develop in a few hundred years. Two basic forms are discussed: 1) ingrowing vadose canyons where changing width may correspond to changing discharge; 2) wide low passages with flat ceilings, developed by upward dissolution, which may indicate rising base level. Some cross-sections are deformed by Holocene tectonics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)183-191
Number of pages9
JournalGeomorphology
Volume23
Issue number2-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1998

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