Publication Date
April 2018
Abstract
Surface limestone makes up only about 7% of the whole karst area; the greater subsurface area lies beneath thick alluvial sediments. The depth of the subsurface varies from 9 m to more than 60 m, and shows various topographies from platforms with flat concordant tops to jagged sharp pinnacles with rounded tops. The ratio of surface to subsurface karst can be used as an indication of the intensity of dissolution that occurs and of advanced degradation. Based on its association with tin-rich alluvium, it is believed that the karst in this area developed mostly under a pluvial environment and the humid tropical conditions since the Tertiary.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/9780991000982.1063
The Extreme Karstification of the Kinta Valley, West Malaysia
Surface limestone makes up only about 7% of the whole karst area; the greater subsurface area lies beneath thick alluvial sediments. The depth of the subsurface varies from 9 m to more than 60 m, and shows various topographies from platforms with flat concordant tops to jagged sharp pinnacles with rounded tops. The ratio of surface to subsurface karst can be used as an indication of the intensity of dissolution that occurs and of advanced degradation. Based on its association with tin-rich alluvium, it is believed that the karst in this area developed mostly under a pluvial environment and the humid tropical conditions since the Tertiary.
