The polygenetic caves of Cuatro Ciénegas (Coahuila, Mexico): Morphology and speleogenesis

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-92

  Piccini, Leonardo ^a,b   Forti, Paolo ^b,c   Giulivo, Italo ^b   Mecchia, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b La Venta Geographical Association   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico Ambientali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogenic cave forms; Cuatro Ci negas; Hydrothermal karst; Mexico; Speleogenesis

Indexed keywords

CAVE; HYDROGEOLOGY; MARSH; MORPHOLOGY; SPELEOLOGY; THERMAL SPRING; WATER RESOURCE;

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

EID: 34547288080     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.36.2.4     Document Type: Article

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