karst nu — (French.) See exposed karst … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Karst topography — is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. Due to subterranean drainage, there may be very limited surface water, even to the absence of all rivers and… … Wikipedia
exhumed karst — A karstic outcrop which has been exposed by the erosion of an allochthonous cover; there is an implication that karstification (partial or complete) had preceded the removal of the cover [20]. Mantled karst or buried karst which has been… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
denuded karst — Subsoil karst or interstratal karst which has been exposed by erosion of its cover [17]. See also exposed karst; interstratal karst; subsoil karst. Synonyms: (French.) karst dénudé; (German.) nackter Karst, oberflächlicher Karst;… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
naked karst — , bare karst Karst topography developed beneath a temporary cover. Some naked karsts develop beneath a temporary cover of snow ( nival karst) or water [17]. Synonyms: (French.) karst nu; (German.) oberflächlicher nackter Karst; (Greek.)… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Nackter karst — (German.) See exposed karst … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
bare karst — A type of karst landscape lacking soil cover and where dissolution of carbonate rocks to form karst landforms occurs primarily on the exposed bedrock surface [9]. See naked karst … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
gypsum karst — A karst landscape developed on, or perhaps above, gypsum or similar evaporite rock sequences. Dissolution of gypsum by ground water in buried, interstratal, situations is common and the effects of such dissolution may be expressed at the land… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Nacktkarst — (German.) See exposed karst … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Delaware Basin — Exposed and buried parts of Capitan Reef. Blue area shows area once flooded by the Delaware Sea. The Delaware Basin in West Texas and southern New Mexico is famous for holding large oil fields and for exposing a fossilized reef. Guadalupe… … Wikipedia
