Geologia Croatica, Vol. 77 No. 3, 2024.
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
; 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
; University of Zadar, Department of Archaeology, Zadar, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
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
Publication date:
2.10.2024.
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