An unusual lava cave from Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 98-101

  McFarlane, Donald A ^a   Lundberg, Joyce ^b   Belton, Frederick ^c  

^a KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; CAVE DEVELOPMENT; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAVA; SPELEOTHEM; VOLCANIC ROCK;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; OLDOINYO LENGAI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

EID: 11244349635     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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