The set of processes, chiefly the dissolution of soluble bedrock such as limestone by acidic groundwater, that carve caves and connected cave systems underground. It works over thousands to millions of years as water exploits joints and bedding planes, widening them into passages, chambers and the vast cave networks found in karst terrain.
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Process TypeThe source calls it the primary process of cave origin and development but does not name the atlas process-type category; geomorphological is the closest listed value. Connections
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1. Speleogenesis (Wikipedia)
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Speleogenesis is the origin and development of caves, the primary process that determines essential features of the hydrogeology of karst and guides its evolution.
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