- collapse doline
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English-Chinese geology dictionary (英汉地质大词典). 2013.
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doline — ; sinkhole A basin or funnel shaped hollow in limestone, ranging in diameter from a few meters up to a kilometer and in depth from a few to several hundred meters. Some dolines are gentle grassy hollows; others are rocky cliff bounded… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
collapse sink — 1. A variety of closed depression that forms by collapse of the rock above an existing cave passage or chamber [9]. 2. A closed depression formed by the collapse of the roof of a cave [10]. See also doline … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
collapse sinkhole — 1. A variety of closed depression that forms by collapse of the rock above an existing cave passage or chamber [9]. 2. A closed depression formed by the collapse of the roof of a cave [10]. See also doline … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
subsidence doline — A closed karst depression formed due to local subsidence of the surface rocks and/or soil into cavities formed by widespread dissolution or local collapse of caves. The type of subsidence doline formed by downwashing of the soil cover is… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
cenote — (Spanish. after Mayan tzonet or dzonot.) 1. Steep walled natural well that extends below the water table; generally caused by collapse of a cave roof. Term used only for features in Yucatán [10]. 2. Steep or vertical sided collapse… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Tham Lot — (length 1,666m) is a cave system near Soppong, Pang Mapha district, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. The Nam Lang River flows through the cave which is filled with stalactites and stalagmites. The cave is also home to large numbers of… … Wikipedia
cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… … Universalium
sinkhole — /singk hohl /, n. 1. a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage. 2. Also called sink. a depressed area in which waste or drainage collects. [1425 75; late ME; see SINK, HOLE] * … Universalium
Sinkhole — For the War of 1812 battle, see Battle of the Sink Hole. For the type of wallet, see Wallet band#Swallet. A sink hole in Oman … Wikipedia
Cenote — The Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Cenote at Bolonchen … Wikipedia
sinkhole — A closed, circular or elliptical depression, commonly funnel shaped, characterized by subsurface drainage and formed either by dissolution of the surface of underlying bedrock (e.g., limestone, gypsum, salt) (solution sinkhole) or by collapse… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
