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Speleological and Speleogenetic Aspects of the Monti di Capo San Vito (Sicily)

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Previously it has been noted how the main morphostructures constituting the Capo San Vito mountain ridges are expression of the phases of tectonic structuration and of the subsequent mechanical and gravitational dynamics and other denudational processes. On these main forms, and in particular on the outcropping carbonate rocks, a diverse series of solution phenomena both above and below ground has evolved, such as to confer on the whole area a quite unmistakable karst character (Ruggieri 2009; Ruggieri and Messina Panfalone 2011).

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Ruggieri, R. (2016). Karst Geomorphological Features. In: Speleological and Speleogenetic Aspects of the Monti di Capo San Vito (Sicily). Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21720-8_6

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