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- noun geology The formation of a
karst topography
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Examples
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A process known as karstification has to date created about 3000 circular collapses forming small basins filled with groundwater.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Volcanism increased the acidity of water deep underground which then gradually ate away at the surrounding limestone in a process known as "hypogenic karstification".
Did you know? Mexico has the deepest water-filled sinkhole in the world, in Tamaulipas. 2008
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Volcanism increased the acidity of water deep underground which then gradually ate away at the surrounding limestone in a process known as "hypogenic karstification".
Did you know? Mexico has the deepest water-filled sinkhole in the world, in Tamaulipas. 2008
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Furthermore, karstification and the development of underground streams only began in the Dinaric region during the late Pliocene at the earliest, apparently.
Archive 2006-03-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Adams tested it using computer models that matched known information about sea levels dating back 1.6 million years with historic rainfall patterns, karstification rates and mantle uplift.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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But in Florida, varying rainfall rates during different periods have slowed or quickened the karstification just below the land.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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But in Florida, varying rainfall rates during different periods have slowed or quickened the karstification just below the land.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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Adams tested it using computer models that matched known information about sea levels dating back 1.6 million years with historic rainfall patterns, karstification rates and mantle uplift.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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Furthermore, karstification and the development of underground streams only began in the Dinaric region during the late Pliocene at the earliest, apparently.
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