Under Grotto Mountain Rat's Nest Cave

Would you care to learn more about : chert, Coyote Descent, coralloids, calcite, chokes, crusts, chimneys, curtains, crawlways, the Laundry Chute, and cave pearls. Then enter the Rat's Nest Cave historic site 20 kilometers east of Canmore, Alberta. These 144 pages are your guide book. The cave takes its name from the bushy-tailed wood rat. But you might also meet a bat, a harvester, or a . One section is called the Bone Bed. McMaster University has done much to aid the exploration and scientific understanding of the 4.0 length of cave complex. TEXT assisted by b/w photographs, b/w drawings and tabular data. Section of COLOUR photos as well. Fold out cave survey map in back pocket. Do you know about karst, dolines, and hecitites ? Cond : Paper wrapper (with French flaps) is olive grey with green and orangey-yellow lettering. Front cover graphic is a colour photo from the Wedding Cake Passage. Corners and edges sharp. Colours BRIGHT, binding tight. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Giftable !! Quote (p. 73) : " Groundwater seeping downward from the surface, especially ifit comes from the biologically active soil zone, is charged with carbon dioxide. The soil CO2 has a high partial pressure (pCO2) and it is dissolved in the groundwater forming carbonic acid. The acid attacks the underlying limestone but becomes . ." Size: 8vo. …