Caving 3

Caving 3

The basis for cave terrain was laid down millions of years ago in the limestone layers that lay on the floor of ancient seas. The caves were formed as the seas lowered, the stone hardened, and the earth's layers heaved and folded. Then water's slow scouring and eroding process created large systems of caves and tunnels that run far into the Earth. Water percolating through the earth also carries minerals which it deposits in stalactite and stalagmite formations, forever changing the underground topography. Back to Caving. [BA] {CC}