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Why OpenKarstification is documented only in qualitative, condition-dependent terms: the process is known to proceed through carbonic-acid dissolution of soluble rock, but no source consulted for this entity gives a figure, or even a range, for how long that process takes to produce recognizable karst landforms under a stated set of conditions. 1 What Would ResolveA dating study correlating karst landform ages against known local lithology, climate and hydrology to give quantitative formation-rate ranges, rather than the qualitative description available today. 1 Discipline Needed Open Question
Karstification is documented only in qualitative, condition-dependent terms: the process is known to proceed through carbonic-acid dissolution of soluble rock, but no source consulted for this entity gives a figure, or even a range, for how long that process takes to produce recognizable karst landforms under a stated set of conditions.
What would resolve this A dating study correlating karst landform ages against known local lithology, climate and hydrology to give quantitative formation-rate ranges, rather than the qualitative description available today.
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Some of the dissolved carbon dioxide reacts with the water to form a weak carbonic acid solution, which dissolves calcium carbonate.
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