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| | Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Cave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Solutional caves may form anywhere with rock which is soluble, and are most prevalent in limestone, but can also form in other material, including chalk, dolomite, marble, loess, ice, granite, salt, lava, sandstone, and gypsum. |
 | | The most common process of cave formation is karstification, which is the solution of rocks by rain water. |
 | | Limestone solution is an important process in cave formation and the origin of the great majority of all caves on Earth. |
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