Karst aquifers demand continuous transport of clastic sediments if the conduit system is to remain open. Sediments are injected into the aquifer by sinking surface streams and through sinkholes, vertical shafts, open fractures, and other pathways from the land surface of sufficient aperture to permit gravity- and inwash-driven transport.
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Bosch, R.F., White, W.B. (2007). Lithofacies And Transport Of Clastic Sediments In Karstic Aquifers. In: Sasowsky, I.D., Mylroie, J. (eds) Studies of Cave Sediments. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5766-3_1
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