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An Overview of the Hypogene Caves of Sicily
Jean Claude NobécourtPhilippe AudraIlenia M. D’angeliJean-yves BigotJo De WaeleMarco VattanoErmanno GalliGiuliana Madoniasubject
Basaltgeography.geographical_feature_category010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesHypogeneSettore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica E GeomorfologiaGeochemistryMineralogy010502 geochemistry & geophysicsKarst01 natural sciencesGeographyHypogenic caves Sicily Sulfuric acid speleogenesis Condensation-corrosion Wall sculpturingCaveHypogenic caves Sicily Sulfuric acid speleogenesis Condensation-corrosion Wall sculpturingMesozoic0105 earth and related environmental sciencesdescription
Karst in Sicily develops in both Messinian gypsum and Mesozoic or Tertiary limestone rocks. Caves are also found in the basalts of Mount Etna. Except for some rare cases, until recently most caves developed in limestone were considered to be of epigenetic origin. The discovery of gypsum in some of these caves, and especially detailed morphological studies, have allowed defining a hypogenic origin for a dozen of caves up to now. In some of these, the hypogenic evidences are very clear, while others remain in doubt because of the widespread presence of well-developed condensation-corrosion morphologies not necessarily related to hydrothermal fluids. This paper reports the present knowledge of hypogenic caves in the Island of Sicily.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 |