Caves in slightly karstic rocks of Altai-Sayan mountain region: formation mechanism and Morphology
Journal: Геоморфология и палеогеография
Year: 2024

In addition to numerous underground cavities associated with the processes of dissolution of carbonate rocks, within the Altai-Sayan mountain region there are a number of caves developed in non-karstic and slightly karstic rocks. Among them, the caves of the conglomerate Narva rock mass of the Badzheiskii massif (Eastern Sayan, Manskii trough) stand out due to their size. The most outstanding caves here are Big Oreshnaya, Dudinskaya and Badzheiskaya, the length is more than 50 km, 35 km and 10 k