Peculiar minerogenetic cave environments of Mexico: The Cuatro Ciénegas area

Acta Carsologica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-98

  Forti, Paolo ^a   Galli, Ermanno ^b   Rossi, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cave minerals; Climate; Cuatro Ci negas desert; Guano minerals; Mexico; Minerogenetic mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; CAVE DEPOSIT; CAVERN; KARST; MINERALOGY; SPELEOTHEM;

COAHUILA; CUATRO CIENEGAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751368334     PISSN: 05836050     EISSN: 15802612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3986/ac.v35i1.245     Document Type: Article

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