Publisher: Cave Books, 2007
Format: Hardbound, 454 pages, over 500 photos & 250 diagrams and maps.

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Cave Geology is the definitive book on the subject by an internationally recognized authority. It can be easily understood by non-scientists but also covers a wide range of topics in enough detail to be used by advanced researchers. Illustrated with more than 500 black-and-white photographs and 250 diagrams and maps, this book is dedicated to anyone with an interest in caves and their origin.

TOPICS:

Cave science and exploration
Karst landscapes
Cavernous rocks
Karst groundwater flow and chemistry
Characteristics of solution caves
Cave origin
Relation of caves to geologic setting
Cave minerals
Caves in volcanic rocks
Cave meteorology and internal weathering
Dating of caves
Field techniques
Relation of cave studies to other sciences.