Speleomorphology of M3-R2 – The highest cave in the SE Carpathians
High-alpine caves are currently in the spotlight of research as they are host to speleothems, key recorders of Quaternary environmental change. Based on modern survey and analytical techniques, we investigated the karst morphology of M3-R2 Cave, the highest alpine cave in the Romanian Carpathians....
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doaj-ccde97d189ab4cdfae1386b31ab0c8362021-02-02T14:01:12ZengRomanian Association of GeomorphologistsRevista de Geomorfologie1453-50682285-67732016-10-0118110.21094/rg.2016.103Speleomorphology of M3-R2 – The highest cave in the SE CarpathiansLaura TÎRLĂ0Virgil DRĂGUȘIN1Ionuț MIREA2Teodor COJOCARIU3Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania"Emil Racoviță" Institute of Speleology, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania"Emil Racoviță" Institute of Speleology, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania High-alpine caves are currently in the spotlight of research as they are host to speleothems, key recorders of Quaternary environmental change. Based on modern survey and analytical techniques, we investigated the karst morphology of M3-R2 Cave, the highest alpine cave in the Romanian Carpathians. Spatial modeling in Compass has shown survey details and cave morphology. We recalculated the main cave parameters (development/extension/depth), obtaining 47 m/21 m/-18.15 m, respectively. Slope ranges between 25° and 45°, with short passage segments of 5° to 10°. The cave developed at the intersection of a SW-dipping schistosity plan with two fracture sets, occurred under compression conditions. It is a remnant of a once longer cave system, which was progressively eroded under glacial conditions. Speleothem diversity is uncommonly rich for a marble cave, with dominant moonmilk formations, stalagmites and draperies. Due to its location/elevation, evolution and speleothems, this cave has a great potential in providing important paleoclimatic information compared to other karst landforms in South Carpathians. http://revistadegeomorfologie.ro/geo/index.php/revista/article/view/81karstcave surveygeomorphological mappingFăgăraș MountainsSouth Carpathians |
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Laura TÎRLĂ Virgil DRĂGUȘIN Ionuț MIREA Teodor COJOCARIU Speleomorphology of M3-R2 – The highest cave in the SE Carpathians Revista de Geomorfologie karst cave survey geomorphological mapping Făgăraș Mountains South Carpathians |
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Speleomorphology of M3-R2 – The highest cave in the SE Carpathians |
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Speleomorphology of M3-R2 – The highest cave in the SE Carpathians |
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Romanian Association of Geomorphologists |
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Revista de Geomorfologie |
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High-alpine caves are currently in the spotlight of research as they are host to speleothems, key recorders of Quaternary environmental change. Based on modern survey and analytical techniques, we investigated the karst morphology of M3-R2 Cave, the highest alpine cave in the Romanian Carpathians. Spatial modeling in Compass has shown survey details and cave morphology. We recalculated the main cave parameters (development/extension/depth), obtaining 47 m/21 m/-18.15 m, respectively. Slope ranges between 25° and 45°, with short passage segments of 5° to 10°. The cave developed at the intersection of a SW-dipping schistosity plan with two fracture sets, occurred under compression conditions. It is a remnant of a once longer cave system, which was progressively eroded under glacial conditions. Speleothem diversity is uncommonly rich for a marble cave, with dominant moonmilk formations, stalagmites and draperies. Due to its location/elevation, evolution and speleothems, this cave has a great potential in providing important paleoclimatic information compared to other karst landforms in South Carpathians.
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karst cave survey geomorphological mapping Făgăraș Mountains South Carpathians |
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