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Karstification

In the area of Trieste, Slovenia and Isonzo, the huge quantity of limestones creating all sorts of hypogean and epigean Karst forms varied both in density, width and typology, ...

Hydrogeology of the Karst

The hydrogeologic model of the Karst has mainly three sectors.
In the first one, epigean waters turn hypogean. Waters flow out of non-karstic valleys and are absorbed by the soil,...

Geological history

Hundreds of million years ago, the Karst was different from now. The Earth was geologically different, too: there was a northern block of continents, comprising Northern America, Europe and Asia, and a Southern one, including Southern America and Africa..

An outline of the karst genesis

Karstology is the name of the scientific field specializing in the study of karst formations. The term “karst phenomenon” is the morphological expression indicating the result of the chemical dissolution of the carbonatic rocks, through a proc

Karst genesis:Karst landforms

Karst landforms can be epigeal (or superficial) and the hypogean (or deep).
EPIGEAL LANDFORMS
The typical epigeal landform is the dolina, which is the international term coming from Slovenian. It deals with a closed depression characterized by much grea

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