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Chemical deposits in evaporite caves: an overview by Forti, Paolo

“…Chemical deposits inside evaporite (gypsum, anhydrite and halite) caves are far less common than those developed within limestone or volcanic cavities…”
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Minerogenetic mechanisms occurring in the cave environment: an overview by Onac, Bogdan, Forti, Paolo

“…Perhaps man’s first motivation to explore caves, beyond using them as shelter, was the search for substances that were not availableelsewhere: most of them…”
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Evaporite karst in Italy: a review by De Waele, Jo, Piccini, Leonardo, Columbu, Andrea, Madonia, Giuliana, Vattano, Marco, Calligaris, Chiara, D’Angeli, Ilenia, Parise, Mario, Chiesi, Mauro, Sivelli, Michele, Vigna, Bartolomeo, Zini, Luca, Chiarini, Veronica, Sauro, Francesco, Drysdale, Russell, Forti, Paolo

“…Although outcropping rarely in Italy, evaporite (gypsum and anhydrite) karst has been described in detail since the early 20th century. Gypsum caves are now…”
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Organic geochemistry and mineralogy suggest anthropogenic impact in speleothem chemistry from volcanic show caves of the Galapagos by Miller, Ana Z., Jiménez-Morillo, Nicasio T., Coutinho, Mathilda L., Gazquez, Fernando, Palma, Vera, Sauro, Francesco, Pereira, Manuel F.C., Rull, Fernando, Toulkeridis, Theofilos, Caldeira, Ana T., Forti, Paolo, Calaforra, José M.

“…The network of lava tubes is one of the most unexploited natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands. Here, we provide the first morphological, mineralogical, and…”
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Secondary minerals from salt caves in the Atacama Desert (Chile): a hyperarid and hypersaline environment with potential analogies to the Martian subsurface by De Waele, Jo, Carbone, Cristina, Sanna, Laura, Vattano, Marco, Galli, Ermanno, Sauro, Francesco, ti, Paolo

“…Over the past 15 years several expeditions by French, American and especially Italian cavers have unveiled over 50 caves in the Cordillera de la Sal (Atacama…”
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Effect of s strong rainstorm on the hydrodynamics of the Puerto Princesa underground river (Palawan, Philippines) by Calligaris, Chiara, Calaforra, José Maria, Cucchi, Franco, Forti, Paolo, Zini, Luca

“…Fascinating and fragile environments as are the underground estuaries, need to be studied, understood and protected for present and future generations. Even if…”
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The ribbed drapery of the Puerto Princesa Underground River (Palawan, Philippines): morphology and genesis by Forti, Paolo, Badino, Giovanni, Calaforra, José Maria, De Waele, Jo

“…During the 2011 speleological expedition to the Puerto Princesa Underground River (Palawan, Philippines) a drapery characterized by several close-to-horizontal…”
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Black Mn-Fe Crusts as Markers of Abrupt Palaeoenvironmental Changes in El Soplao Cave (Cantabria, Spain) by Gázquez, Fernando, Calaforra, Jose Maria, Forti, Paolo

“…Peculiar iron and manganese deposits coating walls, floors and ceilings of many galleries are one of the special features of the ElSoplao Cave (Cantabria,…”
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Ghar Al Hibashi Lava Tube: The Richest Site in Saudi Arabia for Cave Minerals by Forti, Paolo, Galli, Ermanno, Rossi, Antonio, Pint, John, Pint, Susana

“…V Savdski Arabiji je bilo raziskanih in izmerjenih več velikih vulkanskih jam v različnih poljih lave. Ena največjih je Ghar Al Hibashi na polju lave Harrat…”
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Hairy Stalagmites, a new biogenic root speleothem from Botswana by Du Preez, Gerhard C, ti, Paolo, Jacobs, Gerhard, Jordaan, Anine, Tiedt, Louwrens R

“…Ngamiland in northwestern Botswana hosts the Gcwihaba Caves which present unique subterranean environments and host speleothems never before recorded. Cave…”
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The present day genesis and evolution of cave minerals inside the Ojo de la Reina Cave (Naica Mine, Mexico) by Badino, Giovanni, Calaforra, José Maria, Forti, Paolo, Garofalo, Paolo, Sanna, Laura

“…Ojo de la Reina is the first and the smallest cave intersected at the -290 level in the Naica Mine (Mexico), therefore it was the firstcavity in which the…”
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Preliminary U/Th dating and the evolution of gypsum crystals in Naica caves (Mexico) by Laura Sanna, Paolo Forti, Stein-Erik Lauritzen

“…The origin and the evolution of giant selenite crystals in Naica caves, together withthe understanding of their growthmechanisms, is one of the aims of the…”
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Uranium-series dating of gypsum speleothems: methodology and examples by Sanna, Laura, Saez, Francisco, Simonsen, Siri, Constantin, Silviu, Calaforra, Jose-Maria, Forti, Paolo, Lauritzen, Stein-Erik

“…The analytical problems of dating gypsum speleothems with the U-series technique are reviewed. Gypsum speleothems are, in general, very low in U content,…”
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Gypsum-carbonate speleothems from Cueva de las Espadas (Naica mine, Mexico): mineralogy and palaeohydrogeological implications by Gázquez, Fernando, Calaforra, José-María, Forti, Paolo, Rull, Fernando, Martínez-Frías, Jesús

“…Gazquez F., Calaforra J., Forti P., Rull F. and Martinez-Frias J. 2012. Gypsum-carbonate speleothems from Cueva de las Espadas (Naica mine, Mexico): mineralogy…”
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Organic matter of fossil origin in the amberine speleothems from El Soplao Cave (Cantabria, Northern Spain) by Gázquez, Fernando, Calaforra, José-María, Rull, Fernando, Forti, Paolo, García-Casco, Antonio

“…Unusual amberine-coloured speleothems were recently found in El Soplao Cave (Cantabria, Spain). Chromophore elements such as Fe, Mn, Cd, Co or Ti were not…”
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Laser scanning technology for the hypogean survey: the case of Santa Barbara karst system (Sardinia, Italy) by Erminio Paolo Canavese, Paolo Forti, Angelo Naseddu, Luciano Ottelli, Roberta Tedeschi

“…The morphological knowledge of the territory, bothin its surface and subterranean aspects, is the main premise to all decision-making procedures as well as all…”
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Cave and karst science in Italy by Jo De Waelle, Paolo Forti

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Sails: a new gypsum speleothem from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico by Bernabei, Tullio, Forti, Paolo, Villasuso, Roberto

“…The caves of Naica (Chihuahua, Mexico) are perhaps the most famous mine caves of the world due to the presence of giganticgypsum crystals. Nevertheless, very…”
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The polygenetic caves of Cuatro Ciénegas (Coahuila, Mexico): morphology and speleogenesis by Piccini, Leonardo, Forti, Paolo, Giulivo, Italo, Mecchia, Marco

“…The Cuatro Ciénegas area is renown worldwide for its thermal springs, which feed a unique ecosystem consisting of many pools, lakes and marshes. The pools also…”
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The stone book by PAOLO FORTI

“…The aesthetic value of a wild and/or tourist cave is well known everywhere. Anyway, presently only few people are aware that caves are the most important…”
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