COVERED KARST

covered karst: translation

   1. A fossil or currently developing karst in karst limestone which underlies superficial deposits or other rock, and which may produce landforms at the surface which reflect subsurface karstification [19]; contrasted with naked karst, which is soil free.

   See also buried karst; interstratal karst; mantled karst; subsoil karst; sulfate-reduction karst.

   2. A generally subdued karst landscape developed where carbonate rocks are affected by dissolutional processes beneath a soil cover (see bare karst) [9].

   Synonyms: (French.) karst couvert; (German.) Bedeckter karst; (Greek.) kekalymenon karst; (Italian.) carso coperto; (Russian.) pokryty0 karst, pokritij karst; (Spanish.) karst cubierto; (Turkish.) örtülü karst; (Yugoslavian.) pokriveni krš, pokriti kras.