The polygenetic caves of Cuatro Ciénegas (Coahuila, Mexico): morphology and speleogenesis.
| Autor: | Leonardo Piccini, Paolo Forti, Italo Giulivo, Marco Mecchia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Speleology, Vol 36, Iss 2, Pp 83-92 (2007) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0392-6672 1827-806X |
| Popis: | The Cuatro Ciénegas area is renown worldwide for its thermal springs, which feed a unique ecosystem consisting of many pools, lakes and marshes. The pools also represent a very important water resource in a region characterized by scarce rainfalls. Field investigation has emphasized the role of karst in the hydrogeology of the area. Only few and restricted forms of surface karst are represented; caves are mainly relics of old speleogenetic phases of thermal and bathyphreatic water flow. |
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