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karstification

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karstification [‚kär·stə·fə′kā·shən]
(geology)
Formation of the features of karst topography by the chemical, and sometimes mechanical, action of water in a region of limestone, dolomite, or gypsum bedrock.
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A process known as karstification has to date created about 3000 circular collapses forming small basins filled with groundwater.
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Away from the main linear tectonic zones, karst is rarely developed at the Ahtme and Estonia mines, observed over less than 1% of the mine area; in the Tammiku, Viru and Sompa mines, karst is present over 2-4% of the respective areas, while in the Kivioli, Kohtla and Kava 2 and 4 deposits, karstification is practically absent.
Influence of tectonic dislocations on oil shale mining in the Estonia ... by Sokman, K.; Kattai, V.; Vaher, R.; Systra, Y.J. / Oil Shale
Leaching, karstification, and other processes that took place in the pre-Devonian continental period or during the Devonian might have altered the corresponding rocks in some places, possibly under subareal or near-surface conditions.
Dolomitization and sedimentary cyclicity of the Ordovician, Silurian, ... by Teedumae, Aada; Shogenova, Alla; Kallaste, Toivo / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
 
 
 
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