Corrosion of limestone tablets in sulfidic ground-water: measurements and speleogenetic implications

The measurement of the weight loss in limestone tablets placed in the Grotta del Fiume (Frasassi, Italy) provided data on the rate of limestone dissolution due to the sulfidic water and on the influence of local environmental conditions.A linear average corrosion rate of 24 mm ka-1 was measured in s...

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Main Author: Galdenzi Sandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2012-07-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1064&context=ijs