Surface   landforms: Pavement  Swallow (sink) hole limestone features. Subsurface features clints/grykes Stalagmites  Stalactites  Caverns  Gorges
Characteristics of limestone Inputs   Sedimentary rock Jointed  Calcium carbonate  Pervious  Processes   Chemical weathering  Outputs  (features) Pavement  clints/grykes  Swallow (sink) hole  Stalagmites  Stalactites  Caverns  Gorges
Features (1)  Swallow hole  - An exposed limestone joint down which a surface river 'dis appears'.  (2)  Clints and grykes  - Rainwater flowing over an impermeable surface will, on reaching (permeable) limestone, be able to dissolve the joints into grooves called grykes, leaving blocks or clumps of limestone in between called clints  (3)  Limestone pavements  - Exposed clints and grykes.  (4)  Stalactite  - Water dripping from the roofs of caves leave behind microscopic particles of calcium carbonate. These build up as icicle shaped stalactites.  (5)  Stalagmite  - Drips splashing onto the cave floor create stalagmites.
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Limestone Landscapes

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    Surface landforms: Pavement Swallow (sink) hole limestone features. Subsurface features clints/grykes Stalagmites Stalactites Caverns Gorges
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    Characteristics of limestoneInputs Sedimentary rock Jointed Calcium carbonate Pervious Processes Chemical weathering Outputs (features) Pavement clints/grykes Swallow (sink) hole Stalagmites Stalactites Caverns Gorges
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    Features (1) Swallow hole - An exposed limestone joint down which a surface river 'dis appears'. (2) Clints and grykes - Rainwater flowing over an impermeable surface will, on reaching (permeable) limestone, be able to dissolve the joints into grooves called grykes, leaving blocks or clumps of limestone in between called clints (3) Limestone pavements - Exposed clints and grykes. (4) Stalactite - Water dripping from the roofs of caves leave behind microscopic particles of calcium carbonate. These build up as icicle shaped stalactites. (5) Stalagmite - Drips splashing onto the cave floor create stalagmites.
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