- spongework
- губчатая ветвящаяся система в известняках (подобная ветвящейся системе каналов губок)
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
spongework
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spongework cave pattern — A complex maze cave pattern consisting of irregular interconnecting cavities with intricate perforation of the rock. The cavities may be large or small. All spongework patterns are non branching in development and contain profuse travertine.… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
spongework — 1. Randomly shaped cavities created by undirected phreatic dissolution in a massive, essentially homogeneous limestone. Fine examples occur in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico [9]. 2. An arrangement of partitioned depressions found in cave… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
spongework — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an irregular pattern of very small interconnecting cavities sometimes produced by solution in cave walls … Useful english dictionary
Cave — For other uses, see Cave (disambiguation). Cavern redirects here. For other uses, see Cavern (disambiguation). Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to… … Wikipedia
maze cave — A cave with an essentially horizontal network of interconnecting and mainly contemporaneous passage loops. Three broad types of maze cave have been described anastomotic, network and spongework and these may be subdivided on the basis of how… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
maze cave pattern — A cave system which consists of a labyrinth of intersecting passages of rather uniform character that form closed loops. See also anastomotic cave pattern; maze cave; network cave pattern; spongework cave pattern … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
pocket — Solution cavity in ceiling, floor, or walls of a cave, shaped like the interior of a round bottomed kettle; unrelated to joints or bedding [10]. See also spongework … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
