Caves & Karst · Earth

CAVES & KARST SIMULATION

▸ Building the limestone-bed cross-section…

▸ Loading reaction CaCO₃ + CO₂ + H₂O ⇌ Ca(HCO₃)₂

▸ Modelling dissolution into a cave

▸ Seeding stalactites (ceiling) & stalagmites (floor)

▸ Wiring the geological time slider…

▸ Ready — Online. ✅

Geological clock

🕳️ Age & cave voidage

seep → dissolve → precipitate

Rock type—

Water acidity—

Seepage level—

Accumulated age—

Cave voidage—

Longest stalactite—

Note

Karst = limestone (CaCO₃) dissolved by acidic water: seeping down forms a cave; drips inside the cave precipitate back into stalactites & stalagmites.

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Drag “Time” to wind through tens of thousands of years · adjust acidity & seepage on the right · click a structure/scenario for details

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Rock dissolution & speleothem precipitation over time dissolutionprecipitation