Karst hydrogeology, geomorphology and caves. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Francisco Gutierrez, Jo De Waele.
• Authors: (Earth scientist), Gutiérrez, Francisco; Waele, Jo de, 1968-
• Contents: Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction to karst 1.1 The term karst. Definition and origin 1.2 Classification of karst 1.3 Global distribution of karst 1.4 Karst terminology 2 Karst rocks 2.1 Karst rocks within the rock classifications 2.2 Carbonate rocks and minerals 2.3 Evaporite rocks and minerals 2.4 Quartz sandstones and quartzites 3 Dissolution of karst rocks 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Basic concepts and parameters 3.3 The dissolution of carbonate rocks in normal meteoric waters 3.4 The dissolution of carbonate rocks by sulfuric acid 3.5 The dissolution of gypsum and halite 3.6 The dissolution of silica 3.7 Factors that influence the solubility and saturation state 3.8 Dissolution and precipitation kinetics of karst minerals 3.9 Geological controls on karst development 3.10 Biokarst processes 4 Denudation in karst. Rates and spatial distribution 4.1 Basic concepts 4.2 Controlling factors and the influence of climate 4.3 Methods for measuring denudation rates and the carbonate karst experience 4.4 Denudation rates in gypsum and salt 4.5 Solutional denudation of quartz sandstones and quartzites 4.6 Interpretation and integration of denudation rates 5 Karst hydrogeology 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Brief historical overview on karst hydrogeology (1900) 5.3 Definitions 5.4 Groundwater flow fundamentals 5.5 Groundwater flow in karst aquifers 5.6 Analysis of karst groundwater basins 6 Karren and Sinkholes 6.1 Karst. A special geomorphic system 6.2 Karren 6.3 Sinkholes (dolines) 7 Other Karst Landforms 7.1 Poljes 7.2 Corrosion plains, rejuvenation and submergence 7.3 Residual hills. Fenglin and fengcong 7.4 Valleys in karst 7.5 Constructional features. Tufas and travertines 8 Special Features Associated with Evaporites 8.1 Interstratal Evaporite Karst 8.2 Covered Evaporite Karst 8.3 Bare Evaporite Karst 8.4 Salt Tectonics and Karst in Salt Extrusions 9 Cave geomorphology 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Macromorphology 9.3 Speleogens: small-scale passage morphologies 10 Cave deposits 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Classification of cave sediments 10.3 Clastic sediments 10.4 Organic sediments 10.5 Transported chemical deposits 10.6 Chemical deposits 10.7 Speleothems 10.8 Cave sediments as paleoclimate and paleo-environmental archives 11 Speleogenesis: how solutional caves form 11.1 The growth of ideas in cave genesis 11.2 Geological controls on cave genesis in carbonate rocks 11.3 Simple models of initial cave development 11.4 Hydrogeological controls on cave genesis 11.5 Caves in non-carbonate rocks 11.6 Condensation-corrosion 11.7 A summary: life cycle of solution caves INDEX
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.47; Karst; Hydrogeology; Geomorphology; Caves
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119605362
• Related ISBNs: 9781119605348
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