Most Popular Papers *
New ichnofossil discovery in Mallorcan caves: Linking ancient and moden bat-ectoparasites coporolites.
Antonio Merino Juncadella, Joan J. Fornós, Antoni Mulet, and Joaquin Gines
- Rod-shaped morphologies discovered in Cova des Pas de Vallgornera are described
- These deposits are interpreted as fossils micro-coprolites of bat ectoparasites
- The paper is a contribution to the ichnotaxonomy of invertebrate coprolites
- These morphologies’ abundance could reveal infestation levels in an ancient bat colony
The dissolution and conversion of gypsum and anhydrite
Alexander Klimchouk
A world review of fungi, yeasts, and slime molds in caves
Karen J. Vanderwolf, David Malloch, Donald F. McAlpine, and Graham J. Forbes
4D flow pattern of the longest cave in the Eastern Alps (Schönberg-Höhlensystem, Totes Gebirge)
Lukas Plan, Eva Kaminsky, Pauline Oberender, Clemens Tenreiter, and Maximilian Wimmer
- Speleogenesis of a 156 km long and 1061 m deep Alpine cave system is studied
- Arrangement of passages at two slightly inclined planes is confirmed as speleogenetic phases
- Morphological observations reveal a reversal of flow-direction through time
- According to current hydrological conditions, a dual flow is proposed
- Unlike other karst massifs in the NCA, sediments support autogenic recharge for Totes Gebirge
Charlotte: A modern tool for cave surveying
Luca Tringali Mr., Giacomo Canciani Dr., Alexander Debenjak, and Tecla Tripari
- We developed Charlotte, a new tool for 2.5D cave surveying using modern hardware
- Charlotte uses LiDAR to measure cave walls, useful for realistic representation
- We also developed the software to build 3D DXF models from survey data
- Both Charlotte's hardware and software have been published as open source
- Charlotte is easy to assemble and cheaper than most commercially available tools
Hypogenic caves of Syracuse area, Sicily (Italy): geomorphological evidence of CO2 degassing, fresh-salt water mixing, and late condensation corrosion
Philippe Audra, Jean-Yves Bigot, Didier Cailhol, Pierre Camps, Ilenia M. D'Angeli, Hai Cheng, R. Lawrence Edwards, Fernando Gàzquez-Sanchez, Gabriella Koltai, Giuliana Madonia, Jean-Claude Nobécourt, Marjan Temovski, Marco Vattano, and Jo De Waele
- Caves near Syracuse, Sicily, are in Miocene calcarenites and are hypogenic
- A Flank Margin Cave (FMC) model is proposed, showing marine terrace correlation
- CO2 aggressivity comes from the freshwater lens and underlying saltwater body
- Stable isotopes suggest an organic carbon contribution, without hydrothermalism
- Morphologic Suites of Rising Flow, bubble trails and acid notches record acid upflow
Manifestations of sulfuric acid speleogenesis in the Mulapampa travertine, Central Andes of Peru: evidence from the Gruta con Lago
Andrzej Tyc, Krzysztof Gaidzik, Justyna Ciesielczuk, and Katarzyna Wątor
- Three caves in travertine collapse sinkholes in southern Peru were identified and explored
- Gypsum deposits and isotopic data suggest sulfuric acid's role in speleogenesis
- δ34S and δ18O of gypsum confirm their origin from H2S oxidation
- Nearby volcanoes and faults likely influenced travertine formation and SAS processes
The world’s deepest subterranean community - Krubera-Voronja Cave (Western Caucasus)
Alberto Sendra and Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
Tracer tests in karst hydrogeology and speleology
Nico Goldscheider, Joe Meiman, Michiel Pronk, and Christopher Smart
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