Cryogenic fracturing of calcite flowstone in caves: Theoretical considerations and field observations in Kents Cavern, Devon, UK

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 307-316

  Lundberg, Joyce ^a   McFarlane, Donald A ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cave; Frost heave; Ice; Kents Cavern; Periglacial; Pleistocene; Speleothem

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CAVERN; FROST HEAVE; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; SPELEOTHEM;

DEVON; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84930478068     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.41.2.16     Document Type: Article

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