Karst of Sicily A Journey Inside and Outside the Island’s Mountains
This book describes Sicily’s unique and varied karst features, discussing the notable geographical areas, their lithology and genesis and, in a number of cases, their value as geosites to be preserved for scientific or tourism purposes. The rich variety of Meso-Cenozoic outcropping rocks in Sicily m...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2022, 2022
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022 |
| Series: | Cave and Karst Systems of the World
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Geological Contest of Sicily
- Geomorphological Aspects
- General Hydrogeological Note
- Karst Features
- Lava caves
- Karst geosites
- Speleology in Sicily
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography