Sinkholes: occur when the overlying ground
collapses into underground soil cavities over limestone.
There
are three types of Sinkholes:
Dissolution: where the soil cover is thin
and highly preamble. Acidic underground seeps through the soil and dissolves
the underground limestone along fractures.
Cover Subsidence: where as much as 60 meters of
sandy and permeable sediment exists on top of the limestone bedrock.
Cover Collapse: where a significant amount to
clay is present in the overlying sediments.
Limestone: Limestone is a sedimentary rock, which means it was formed from
small particles of rock or stone that have been compacted by pressure.
Sedimentary rock is important because it often contains fossils and gives clues
about what type of rock was on the Earth long ago. Just like a tree's rings
tell a lot about its environment, layers found in sedimentary rock can tell
about important changes in the environment.
I couldn’t find sinkholes hazards in
Afghanistan, and therefore, I don’t think Afghanistan experiences sinkholes
hazardous incidents or perhaps they are not recorded due to lack of media. I
would love to know if anybody has any info about sinkholes hazards in Afghanistan.
http://geology.com/rocks/limestone.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/limestone.shtml
yes, sometimes the information is just not there. I bet they do have them. I miss the source of information in this week's blog.
ReplyDeleteI got these definitions from book and didn't really use any other source.
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