MINERALS OF THE CUPP-COUTUNN KARST CAVE SYSTEM, SOUTHEAST TURKMENISTAN.

This article was printed in Journal "World of Stones" No.2, 1993.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

GEOLOGY OF THE MASSIF

HYDROGEOLOGY AND KARST

HISTORY OF INVESTIGATION

THE PRESENT-DAY STATE OF CAVE PROTECTION

MINERALS

MAIN MINERAL AGGREGATES

MINERAL-FORMING PROCESSES AND MINERAL ENSEMBLES

RULES FOR VISITING CAVES AND METHODS OF INVESTIGATION

PHOTOGRAPHIE

ACKNOLEDGEMENTS