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Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.4154/gc.2024.13

Deciphering rock surface origins in a karst cave: insights from the Rača Cave, Lastovo, Croatia

Georgios Lazaridis orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-4926-2357 ; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Sciences, School of Geology, Thessaloniki, Greece *
Konstantinos P. Trimmis ; University of Bristol, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, Bristol, UK
Ivan Drnić ; Archaeological Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
Kristina Brkić Drnić orcid id orcid.org/0009-0004-4382-0858 ; University of Zadar, Department of Archaeology, Zadar, Croatia

* Corresponding author.


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Abstract

This paper outlines a comprehensive fieldwork methodology for discerning the origin of rock surfaces within a karst cave environment. This methodology is particularly utilized in a cave with breakdown morphology. Using Rača Cave in Lastovo, Croatia as a case study, we explore geological and morphological features through advanced surface analysis. The approach involves meticulous measurement of rock discontinuities, joint patterns, and surface formations. Cost-efficient and time-efficient data collection and processing during field-work were undertaken with FieldClino Move and Polycam applications on smartphones. Visualization techniques were employed to elucidate the interplay between erosion, deposition, and speleogenetic processes.

Keywords

cave survey; 3D scanning; structural analysis; Adriatic Sea; Dinarides; speleogenesis; dissolution; breakdown

Hrčak ID:

321795

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/321795

Publication date:

2.10.2024.

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