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Caves are formed mainly by dissolussion due to hydrothermal circulation. time varies depending on minerals forming limestones, and the nature of the desolving solution, b ... See More

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Answer added by  Mohammed MoammedAli, Geotechnical Supervisor, (GBL) Gulf Bride Laboratory for Technical Consulting & Laboratory.
6 years ago

Caves form in limestone (calcium carbonate), and occasionally in dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate), when water containing dissolved carbon dioxide (carbonic acid) se ... See More

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Answer added by  Rudhy Laurell Tarigan, Manager Subsurface Operation, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
6 years ago

Limestone Cave is a type of solutional Cave, limestone dissolved by natural acid in groundwater. that seeps through joints, bedding planes, faults, craks, which is leadin ... See More

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Answer added by  Bilal Ahmad muhammad hasham, Geologist, Arab Center for engineering Sciences
8 years ago

Limestone Cave is a type of solutional Cave, limestone dissolved by natural acid in groundwater. that seeps through joints, bedding planes, faults, craks, which is leedin ... See More

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Answer added by  Vijay Anandhan, Junior Research Fellow, Bharathidasan University
8 years ago

Limestone caves are formed in the dry areas, when the water flowed on the lime stone terrain it chemically reacted and leached then formed as a as a cave few to several K ... See More

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Answer added by  Amina Ouldmadi
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A cave is a natural opening or cavity within the earth, generally extending from the earth's surface to beyond the zone of light. Three generic classes of caves can ... See More

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Answer added by  Coulibaly Razak, French Language Teacher, Cairo Language Club (CLC)
9 years ago

Yeah it's very important because it helps in the reconstruction of the HISTORY of sediments movements over time. Its purpose to restore the tectonic, paleogeographic ... See More