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4 Karst Features

Contents 4.1 - Karst Rock Types 4.1.1 - Limestone 4.1.2 - Dolomite 4.1.3 - Marble 4.1.4 - Halite 4.1.5 - Anhydrite 4.1.6 - Gypsum 4.2 - Karst Climatic Conditions 4.2.1 - Rainfall 4.3 - Karst Drainage 4.3.1 - Surface Drainage 4.3.2 - Infiltration 4.3.3 - Sinking Rivers (Streamsinks) 4.3.4 - Major Springs 4.4 - Karst Soil 4.4.1 - Terra Rosa 4.4.2 - Rendzinous Soil 4.5 - Karst Major Surface Features 4.5.1 - Gorges 4.5.2 - Natural Bridges 4.5.3 - Meander Caves 4.5.4 - Constructional Features 4.5.5 - Semi-Blind and Blind Valleys 4.5.6 - Dry Valleys 4.5.7 - Steepheads 4.5.8 - Dolines (Sinks or Sinkholes) 4.5.9 - Uvalas 4.5.10 - Poljes 4.6 - Karst Subsurface Features 4.6.1 - Corrosive Caves 4.6.2 - Stalactites and Stalagmites 4.6.3 - Subjacent Sinks 4.7 - Karst Lapies 4.7.1 - Lapies 4.7.2 - Grikes (Solution Slots) 4.7.3 - Small Pitting (Rain Pits) 4.7.4 - Solution Rippling 4.7.5 - Solution Flutes 4.7.6 - Solution Bevels 4.7.7 - Solution Runnels 4.7.8 - Clints 4.7.9 - Solution Pans 4.7.10 - Undercut Solution Runnels 4.7.11 - Swamp Slots 4.7.12 - Hollows 4.7.13 - Rounded Solution Runnels 4.7.14 - Root Grooves

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