NDLI: Occurrence and morphology of crayback-like stalagmites in the Painted Cave of Niah (Sarawak, Malaysia)

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Author	Dodge Wan, Dominique Deng, Angela Hui Min Abbas, Mohammad Fadhil
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The Painted Cave is a sub-horizontal relict tunnel passage which runs through a small karst tower, approximately 30 m above the surrounding alluvial plain and adjacent to other large karst towers in Niah National Park (Sarawak, Malaysia). Lundberg and McFarlane (Int J Speleol 40(1):39–43, 2011) described the occurrence, morphology and mode of formation of a crayback stalagmite close to the north entrance of the cave. The presence of numerous other crayback-like stalagmites in three zones of the same cave is reported here. Their elongated humped-back morphology indicates formation influenced by cave wind. The axial orientations of the crayback-like stalagmites are similar in each of the three cave zones, but differ between the zones. Many of the stalagmite features resemble those of crayback stalagmites, suggesting that cyanobacteria may also have played a role in their formation. The Painted Cave has large entrances at both ends. The natural light levels within the cave are sufficient for cyanobacterial growth and cave wind is noticeable. A suite of stalagmite morphologies ranging from forms that are wind influenced but abiotic, to forms that are also moderately to strongly influenced by cyanobacteria is suggested.
Starting Page	343
Ending Page	356
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08912556
Journal	Carbonates and Evaporites
Volume Number	27
Issue Number	3-4
e-ISSN	18785212
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-11-08
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Crayback Karst Niah Painted Cave Stalagmite Mineralogy Mineral Resources Geology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geochemistry and Petrology

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