cave, natural opening in the earth large enough for human exploration.Such a cavity is formed in many types of rock and by many processes. The largest and most common caves are those formed by chemical reaction between circulating groundwater and bedrock composed of limestone or dolomite.These caves, called solution caves, typically constitute a component of what is known as karst terrain. More @Wikipedia
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