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Hypogenic caves in Sicily: a preliminary study of morphological and depositional features
2012
Il carsismo nei gessi della Sicilia
2018
Le aree carsiche gessose della Sicilia hanno attirato l’attenzione di naturalisti e geologi sin dalla seconda metà del 1800. Tuttavia, gli studi sul carsismo nei gessi non hanno visto una costante evoluzione nel tempo; infatti, dopo un lungo periodo di indifferenza, è solo a partire dagli anni ’80 del secolo scorso, che si è assistito ad un rinnovato interesse verso questa tematica, inizialmente grazie alla realizzazione di numerose campagne di esplorazione in diverse aree carsiche gessose della Sicilia da parte di alcuni gruppi speleologici siciliani, e in un secondo momento grazie all’interesse mostrato dall’Istituto di Geologia (oggi Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare) dell’U…
Genetic models of poljes in Sicily
2016
Geomorphological and geological studies have been carried out to contribute to the recognition of controlling causes and to the definition of genetic models for poljes of Sicily. A polje is a kilometric closed depression developed mainly on karst rocks, with a conspicuously flat and alluviated bottom affected by intermittent flooding. A polje is usually characterised by relatively steep slopes enclosing an almost perfectly horizontal floor, caused by lateral solution planation related to flooding events. The origin of a polje is due to dissolution of the land surface, although geological structure generally influences its genesis. These large depressions are often elongated according to the…
Morphometric analysis of dolines in the Carbonara Massif (Madonie Mountains - Northern Central Sicily).
2009
Geomorphological aspects of Monte Conca karst system (Caltanissetta, Sicily)
2004
Flank Margin Caves In Telogenetic Limestones In Italy
2017
Almost 20% of Italy is characterized by the outcropping of carbonate massifs ranging in age from Cambrian to Quaternary. Coastal karst is present in many Italian regions: from North-East to South and West: the Gulf of Trieste, the Conero (South of Ancona, Marche), the Adriatic coast of Apulia including Gargano, Murge and Salento, Maratea in Basilicata, Cilento in Campania, Circeo and Gaeta in Latium, Argentario and Giannutri Island in Tuscany, the southernmost part of the Ligurian Alps, Palermo Mts., San Vito Lo Capo, Syracuse coast and Marettimo Island in Sicily, and, especially, in Sardinia, which has carbonate rocks touching the sea along the coast of Balai near Porto Torres, Capo Caccia…
EXPLORATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION ON THE ATEPETACO KARST SYSTEM (HUEYTAMALCO, PUEBLA, MEXICO)
2013
KARST LANDSCAPES IN SICILY (SOUTHERN ITALY), WITH EXAMPLES OF SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION
2010
Karst underground protection in Sicily (southern Italy), some examples from speleological natural reserves
2011
Secondary minerals from halite caves in the Atacama Desert (Chile)
2017
In the past 15 years several expeditions by French, American and especially Italian cavers have surveyed over 15 km of salt cave passages in the Cordillera de la Sal, close to San Pedro de Atacama village (Atacama Desert, Northern Chile). Over 50 caves have been explored up to now at an elevation around 2,500 m asl. These karst systems are characterized by in-cave temperature of around 17 °C and a relative humidity always very low, with a maximum of 15%. This extreme aridity is due to the severe conditions of the area with only a couple millimeters annual rainfall and several years without rain. Currently the rare precipitation events are enough to allow the dissolution of the salt rock and…