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Considering the vast expansion of limestone host rock throughout the Himalaya, we studied six caves in the different sectors (Fig. 3.1) under varying precipitation regimes. These are, Kalakot Cave (33°13′19″ N: 74°25′33″ E; altitude, 826 m) from Jammu and Kashmir; Borar Cave (30°38′18″ N: 77°39′09″ E; altitude, 1622 m) and Tityana Cave (30°38′30.7″ N: 77° 39′07.4″ E; altitude, 1470 m) from Himachal Pradesh; Dharamjali Cave (29°31′27.8″ N: 80°12′40.3″ E; altitude, 2200 m), Sainji Cave (30°16′07″ N: 79°18′14″ E; altitude, 1478 m) and Chulerasim Cave (29°53′08″ N: 79°21′06″ E; altitude, 1254 m) from Uttarakhand.
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Singh, A.K. (2018). Studied Speleothems and Methodology. In: High Resolution Palaeoclimatic Changes in Selected Sectors of the Indian Himalaya by Using Speleothems. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73597-9_3
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