Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Plitvice Lakes National Park' has mentioned 'Limestone' in the following places:
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For centuries, water has changed the limestone and thus the landscape of this area. | WIKI |
The national Park is underlain by karstic rock, mainly dolomite and limestone with associated lakes and caves, this has given rise to the most distinctive feature of the lakes. | WIKI |
The typical feature of this karst area is brittle or porous rock, mostly limestone or dolomite. | WIKI |
Due to the features of limestone, many rivers drain away into the rock. | WIKI |
The Lower lakes in the north predominantly consist of limestone rock. | WIKI |
Dolomite rock is slightly harder than limestone. | WIKI |
In contrast, limestone rock is more compact and massive, but has a higher water permeability. | WIKI |
The complex processes of dissolution and sedimentation of limestone require specific climatic preconditions. | WIKI |
By passing through the limestone underground the karst rivers dissolve chalk (calcite), which concentrates in the water. | WIKI |
The dissolution of limestone happens through alteration processes and the effects of carbonic acid. | WIKI |
Limestone or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) mainly consists of calcite (CaCO3), which is not very soluble in water. | WIKI |
Depending on the conditions for the alteration processes, scientists identified limestone dissolution rates of 0.01 to 4xc2xa0millimeters a year. | WIKI |
(It is possible that by the effect of rainwater about 1xc2xa0m3 of limestone is dissolved in about 10,000 years. | WIKI |
Since then, a layer of hardened tufa, also called travertine, has been formed on the limestone ground. | WIKI |
Cellular rock Porous rock that has been exposed to external effects, for example rainwater (dolomite or limestone) Tufa Sedimentations of minerals from the water that typically consolidate on moss or on the underground of the lakes. | WIKI |
The former are formed on dolomites, with mild relief, not so steep shores and enclosed by thick forests, whereas the latter, smaller and shallower, are situated in limestone canyon with partially steep shores. | UNESCO |
Over time, this process leads to the formation of porous, simultaneously hard and fragile limestone barriers, which retain the water of creeks and rivers. | UNESCO |