A salt cave is a cave formed within rock salt by the dissolution of that highly soluble rock by water, producing a distinctive landscape known as salt karst or halite karst. The three principal salt karst regions are in Iran, Israel and Spain, with a further example in Romania. Malham Cave in Israel, on Mount Sodom, is the longest known salt cave in the world at more than ten kilometers, and Qeshm Island in Iran holds several more, including Namakdan Cave.
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In Discipline: Speleology, Lead paragraph
A salt cave is a cave formed within rock salt by the dissolution of this very soluble rock by water
Caused By: Karstification, Lead paragraph
A salt cave is a cave formed within rock salt by the dissolution of this very soluble rock by water
In Group: Caves and Cave Systems, Lead paragraph
A salt cave is a cave formed within rock salt by the dissolution of this very soluble rock by water.
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