Veress Márton: A Bakony természettudományi kutatásának eredményei 23. - Covered karst evolution... (Zirc, 2000)

KARSTIFICATION

Fig. 34. Some morphological parameters of spring caves (I) and valley cave remnants (II) Legend: 1. carbonate rock; 2. travertine; 3. travertine cone; 4. cave clay; 5. fluvial deposits; 6. margin of karst; 7. margin of superimposed valley; 8. solution cave; 9. cavity completely destroyed by erosion; 10. destroyed part of eroded cavity; 11. channel flow; 12. cave entrance; a. plan view; b. lateral view TYPES OF KARSTIFICATION The karstic features on the blocks of the mountains can be referred into various types of karstification. Karstification in a particular terrain may belong to a single or to several types. The following factors are influential in the formation of types of karstification. - Whether the morphology of the carbonate basement is dissected or undissected? In the former case, is this morphology of tectonic or paleokarst origin? - Whether there is a well-developed system of passages and if yes, what is the density of passages, what kind of sediments fill them and to what extent? - The depth and nature of cover sediments, whether the denudation or accumulation of the surface with cover sediments continues further or what processes (sheet wash or stream erosion) dominate denudation. - Surface morphology (eg. presence or absence of valleys).