Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
karst — A kind of topography formed in limestone, gypsum, or other soluble rocks by dissolution, and that is characterized by closed depressions, sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage. Various types of karst can be recognized depending upon the… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Karst topography — is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. Due to subterranean drainage, there may be very limited surface water, even to the absence of all rivers and… … Wikipedia
karst — the landscape of carboniferous limestone including limestone pavement, swallow holes, intricate underground passageways and caverns and karst towers … Geography glossary
sinkhole karst — A landscape dominated by subsurface drainage and sinkholes (dolines) that range widely in sizes and density; the most common type of karst in upland areas of temperate regions (e.g., Highland Rim of TN, northern FL, southwestern MO, etc.);… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
limestone pavement — (not preferred) refer to pavement karst … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Limestone pavement — Detail of the large limestone pavement in the Yorkshire Dales between Ingleborough and Pen y ghent … Wikipedia
limestone pavement — noun A natural karst landform consisting of a flat limestone slabs (clints) separated by fissures (grikes) … Wiktionary
cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… … Universalium
fluviokarst — A karst landscape dominated by both 1) karst features (deranged and subsurface drainage, blind valleys, swallow holes, large springs, closed depressions, and caves), generally limited to low lying interfluve areas, and 2) surface drainage by… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
slickrock — (colloquial: southwestern USA) A barren, highly smoothed and subrounded bedrock pavement with considerable, irregular topography sculpted primarily by wind in an arid or semiarid climate; a type of rock outcrop commonly formed on massive… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
