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Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms
Based on "A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special to Environmental Karst Hydrology" EPA/600/R-02/003, 2002, EPA: Washington, DC., Speleogenesis Glossary includes 2699 cave & karst terms
Example of the Karst & Cave Glossary:
biomicrite
A microscopic-textured limestone composed of skeletal grains in a matrix of micrite; micrite is a finely crystalline carbonate sediment with the upper crystalline diameter being 4 microns [20]. Synonyms: (French.) biomicrite; (German.) Biomicrite; (Greek.) micrite; (Italian.) biomicrite; (Spanish.) biomicrita; (Turkish.) biyomikrit; (Yugoslavian.) biomikrit. See also micrite; peloid.
discontinuity
1. A point where a mathematical function becomes nondefined [16]. 2. An unconformity in which the bedding planes above and below the break are basically parallel, indicating a significant hiatus in the orderly sequence of sedimentary rocks. 3. A surface at which seismic-wave velocities abruptly change.