Structural Segments and the Analysis of Flow Paths in the North Canyon of Snedegar Cave, Friars Hole Cave System, West Virginia

Creator

Roy Alan Jameson

Files

Publication Date

1-1-1985

Type

Thesis

Abstract

Fractures influence cavern development by promoting bedrock collapse. Fractures also localize solution, thus guiding flow paths and promoting the growth of blind fissures or the in situ fragmentation of bedrock. Observations in branchwork caves in West Virginia suggest a method of inferring the locations of the early flow paths along fractures (structural segments) and of analyzing their subsequent enlargement.

Institution

West Virginia University

Keywords

Regional speleology, Geology

Geographic Location

West Virginia

Language

English

Identifier

K26-04284

Recommended Citation

Jameson, Roy Alan, "Structural Segments and the Analysis of Flow Paths in the North Canyon of Snedegar Cave, Friars Hole Cave System, West Virginia" (1985). KIP Theses and Dissertations. 21.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_etd/21