JASON Foundation for Education
Tom Miller
will investigate the formation of speleogens, in particular bell holes
and bell basins, in a karst limestone cave. He will also use this
opportunity to conclude a mapping
study that he and other scientists began in 1979. The mapping
results will be used for the speleogen study as well as for hydrology,
hydrochemistry and geomorphology research. Bell holes and bell basins
are limited to limestone and flowstone/travertine (stalagmites and
stalactites) in the tropics. Within the caves, these structures are
generally found in areas commonly used by bats and one theory regarding
their formation is that bat guano, which is acidic, makes contact with
the surface both above (bell holes) and below (bell basins).
Tom Miller recently returned to Blue Creek to continue his mapping, and
reported the following.
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Gene Carl
Feldman
(gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov)
(301) 286-9428
Todd Carlo Viola,
JASON Foundation for Education
(todd@jason.org)