Calcite moonmilk in the Humpleu Cave system (Romania): The relationship between crystal morphology and cave topoclimate

Cave and Karst Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 101-104

  Chirienco, Mirona ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CAVE DEPOSIT; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

HUMPLEU CAVE; ROMANIA;

EID: 0041784083     PISSN: 1356191X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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