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Gypsum Karst Of The Baltic Republics, Bernardas Paukstys, Vytautas Narbutas Jan 1996

Gypsum Karst Of The Baltic Republics, Bernardas Paukstys, Vytautas Narbutas

International Journal of Speleology

The Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have karst areas developed in both carbonate and gypsiferous rocks. In the north, within the Republic of Estonia, Ordovician and Silurian limestones and dolomites crop out, or are covered by glacial Quaternary sediments. To the south, in Latvia and Lithuania, gypsum karst is actively developing in evaporites of Late Devonian (Frasnian) age. Although gypsum and mixed sulphate-carbonate karst only occupy small areas in the Baltic countries, they have important engineering and geo-ecological consequences. Due to the rapid dissolution of gypsum, the evolution of gypsum karst causes not only geological hazards such as …


Gypsum Karst Of The Pre-Ural Region, Russia, Vjacheslav Andrejchuk Jan 1996

Gypsum Karst Of The Pre-Ural Region, Russia, Vjacheslav Andrejchuk

International Journal of Speleology

Description of the gypsum karst of the pre-Ural region in Russia, with special emphasis on speleogenesis.


Gypsum Karst In The South Of The Siberian Platform, Russia, Yuri Trzcinski Jan 1996

Gypsum Karst In The South Of The Siberian Platform, Russia, Yuri Trzcinski

International Journal of Speleology

Description of gypsum karst in Siberia.