Concept information
Preferred term
caverns
Definition
- Caverns occur under the surface of the Earth wherever soluble rocks allow them to develop large openings. Limestone or calcite-rich (CaCO3) bedrock is the most common host rock, as well as dolostone rocks composed of the mineral dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2). [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Caverns]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-B7LT66XS-2
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