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Speleology in Kazakhstan

Shakalov on 11 Jul, 2012
Hello everyone! I pleased to invite you to the official site of Central Asian Karstic-Speleological commission ("Kaspeko") There, we regularly publish reports about our expeditions, articles and reports on speleotopics, lecture course for instructors, photos etc Also we have forum there Site's language is Russian Welcome! --Aleksandr Shakalov. ...

New publications on hypogene speleogenesis

Klimchouk on 26 Mar, 2012
Dear Colleagues, This is to draw your attention to several recent publications added to KarstBase, relevant to hypogenic karst/speleogenesis: Corrosion of limestone tablets in sulfidic ground-water: measurements and speleogenetic implications Galdenzi,

The deepest terrestrial animal

Klimchouk on 23 Feb, 2012
A recent publication of Spanish researchers describes the biology of Krubera Cave, including the deepest terrestrial animal ever found: Jordana, Rafael; Baquero, Enrique; Reboleira, Sofía and Sendra, Alberto Reviews of the genera Schaefferia Absolon, 1900, Deuteraphorura Absolon, 1901, Plutomurus Yosii, 1956 and the Anurida Laboulbène, 1865 species group without eyes, with the description of four new species of cave springtails (Collembola) from Krubera-Voronya cave, Arabika Massif, Abkhazia Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews 5 (2012) 35–85 DOI: follow this link (information supplied by Sofia Reboleira). ...

SPELEO AUSTRIA 2012

Geyer on 23 Feb, 2012
As part of the annual convention of both the German and Austrian national speleological associations, the Bad Mitterndorf Caving Club (Verein für Höhlenkunde in Obersteier) will be holding an international speleological meeting from 12th to 19th August 2012 The convention location will be Bad Mitterndorf, Styria, Austria From 12th to 15th August there will be field trips into the caves and karst areas of the Totes Gebirge and Dachstein mountains From 16th to 19th August, the programme of events will conclude with field trips and lectures and also an exhibition focusing on 100 years of speleology in the Styrian Salzkammergut Further information can be found at http://wwwhoehleat Photo: In the Ozonloch, at -528 below the entrance (DÖF-Sonnenleiter-Höhlensystem, 1625/379). ...

Caves - landscapes without light

akop on 05 Feb, 2012
Exhibition dedicated to caves is taking place in the Vienna Natural History Museum The exhibition at the Natural History Museum presents the surprising variety of caves and cave formations such as stalactites and various crystals Several interactive installations are available as well as audiovisual room presenting current state of the art in current research findings 28 spectacular Austrian caves are presented Important goal of the exhibition is to demonstrate how Vienna is supplied by drinking water from karst areas. ...

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That mercury injection method is a measurement of porosity by mercury injection into a sample [16].?

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That dating of cave sediments is determination of the age of development of caves is normally impossible. only the sediments they contain can be dated, and these must necessarily be younger than the containing passage. geomorphological correlations may allow more accurate dating of the cave erosion. the most useful dating method in current use is based upon a knowledge of the rates of decay of radioactive isotopes of uranium to thorium in stalagmites. this technique allows measurement of ages in material up to 350,000 years old. dating of stalagmites has confirmed that many cave ages lie beyond this range. electron spin resonance (esr) measures the cumulative effects of radiation that are partly a function of time and can give stalagmite ages back to about 900,000 years. palaeomagnetism may recognize events up to 2 million years old, but a sequence of palaeomagnetically dated sediments is required to allow identification of the actual ages [9].?

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Geomorphogenesis of astructural slopes of the Inner Range of the Mountainous Crimea: the role of hypogenic karst in the formation and retreat of cliffs, Tymokhina, Å.².; Klimchouk, A.B.; Amelichev, G.M.
Isotopic composition of atmospheric precipitation and karstic springs of the north-west slope of the Crimean Mountains, Dublyansky Y.V.; Klimchouk À.B.; Amelichev G.N.; Tokarev S.V.; Spötl, C
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Kuzgun Cave and its Context: the first super-deep cave in the Aladaglar Massif, Turkey

Vladimir Iljukhin Cave System: breakthrough behind the fourth siphon

3N Cave, New World’s Longest Cave in Salt

Krubera (Voronja) Cave: the first 2000m+ cave on Earth