Concept information
Preferred term
cave
Definition
- In geomorphology, a cave is a natural underground cavity with at least one accessible horizontal part; this can be distinguished from a sinkhole, a chasm, an abyss, etc. A cave can be formed in water-soluble mineral structures: mainly carbonate rocks (karst caves) as well as gypsum and anhydrite, even rock salt, sandstone and quartzite, gneiss and granite, basalt and some conglomerates (pseudokarst caves). (Adapted and translated from: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotte)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- cavern
In other languages
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French
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caverne
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-DTLK3H7T-G
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