Lateral ferruginous groundwater transfer as the origin of the iron crusts in caves: A case study

The iron crusts appearing in all sections of the lower gallery of the Majada del Cura cave (Soria, Spain) consist of iron oxides, hydroxides, and to a lesser extent, manganese; the predominant mineral is goethite. The genesis of goethite is associated with the hydrogeomorphological evolution of the...

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