Gambier Karst Region - South Australia & Victoria

Caves

Selected photographs and diagrams

These are general themes.
See also:
Caves in Dune limestone
Caves in Tertiary Gambier Limestone

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Phreatic spongework in a dune limestone cave next to a swamp. Mt Burr Cave, Mt. Gambier, SA.
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Re-solution of speleothems in a cave near a swamp that has had fluctuating water levels in the glacial-interglacial cycles. Codrington, Vic.
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Straws are a common feature resulting from the porous nature of both the Tertiary (marine) and Quaternary (dune) calcarenites
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Roots, with calcareous coatings
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Moonmilk is common in the caves. Possibly a result of the porous host rock
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