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- Title
CAVES WITHIN DOLOMITIZED SECTIONS OF THE SEROE DOMI FORMATION ON CURAÇAO, NETHERLAND ANTILLES.
- Authors
SUMRALL, Jonathan B.; LARSON, Erik B.; MYLROIE, John E.
- Abstract
Remnant caves formed within the dolomitized Seroe Domi Formation on Curaçao were documented in order to determine their origin. Petrographic thin sections and geochemical analyses of samples from outcrops and cave wall rock agree with previous interpretations of a mixing zone origin for the replacement dolomite. Further, stable isotope analysis suggests migration of fluids from the underlying basalts along fracture networks in the Seroe Domi Formation. Most of the caves represent remnant phreatic caves based on morphology; however, a number of pseudokarst features were identified. Minimum cliff retreat rates were estimated (5 mm/1000 yrs to 52 mm/1000 yrs) using cave morphologies and elevations. These remnant caves, many of which were previously overlooked, have been used as indicators of diagenetic events within the Seroe Domi Formation and contain significant information when placed in the proper geologic framework.
- Subjects
CAVES; PETROLOGY; ANALYTICAL geochemistry; OUTCROPS (Geology); DOLOMITE
- Publication
Acta Carsologica, 2016, Vol 45, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
0583-6050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3986/ac.v45i1.650