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Sunday, April 29, 2007

Week #16

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Many caves form as a result of mildly acidic groundwater dissolving limestone bedrock. Among the cave features visible in this image are stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and flowstone. Can you tell them apart?

GSCI 605 - Geomorphology
Dr. Ron Schott, Assistant Professor of Geology
Fort Hays State University - Geosciences Dept.
600 Park Street, Hays, KS  67601-4099
Phone: (785)628-5348  Fax: (785)628-4096
E-mail: rschott@fhsu.edu
Web: http://hays.outcrop.org/schott/
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