The association between bubble trails and folia: A morphological and sedimentary indicator of hypogenic speleogenesis by degassing, example from Adaouste Cave (Provence, France)

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-102

  Audra, Philippe ^a   Mocochain, Ludovic ^b   Bigot, Jean Yves ^c   Nobécourt, Jean Claude ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c French Association of Karstology   (France)

Author keywords

Adaouste cave; Bubble trails; Carbonic degassing; Folia; Hypogenic speleogenesis

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CAVE DEPOSIT; CAVE SYSTEM; DEGASSING; DEPOSITION; SPELEOLOGY;

EID: 67649849591     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.38.2.1     Document Type: Article

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