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Thermoelasticity of ice explains widespread damage in dripstone caves during glacial periods

Damage to speleothems is a common phenomenon in mid-latitude caves, and multiple causes have been proposed. Here we report on one of such type of damage, namely stalagmites that are broken and partially sheared near their base but are still in upright position. Such stalagmites occur in the Obir Cav...

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Autores principales: Spötl, Christoph, Jarosch, Alexander H., Saxer, Andreas, Koltai, Gabriella, Zhang, Haiwei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10164159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37149705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34499-9

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