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1 Karst Topography Dissolved Carbonate Rock 80+ either:
Calcium Carbonate Limestone Dolomite Must have fissures for water transport. High water table and weather pattern with lots of rain. CaCO2 + H2O—CaCO3 +H Carbonic Acid continues to weather the Limestone or Dolomite, which mixes with water and becomes Carbonic Acid, and so on.

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3 Dry Cave A cave where the water has receded and there is no water on the floor of the cave

4 Wet Cave A Wet Cave has standing water in the form of ponds or lakes, or moving water in the case of underground streams or dripping water from surface percolation.

5 Sinkholes Sinkholes, the Movie
Sinkholes occur over time, as the limestone is worn away by water, and the ceiling of the cave collapses. National Geographic Florida Sinkholes

6 Disappearing Stream A Sinking Stream or Disappearing Stream is a stream that falls into a sinkhole and proceeds underground.

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8 Underwater Cave Below sea level
Deep underground below water table level Water level rises, caves previously above water are now below water.

9 Karst landscape The Stone Forest at Yunnan by Lukas Czarnecki

10 Karst landscape


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