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Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms
Based on "A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special to Environmental Karst Hydrology" EPA/600/R-02/003, 2002, EPA: Washington, DC., Speleogenesis Glossary includes 2699 cave & karst terms
spring, boiling
1. An uncommon type of vauclusian spring, where the flow is large enough in a constricted site to form turbulence on the surface of the resurgence pool [9]. 2. (Jamaican.) A. variable-discharge artesian spring in which hydrostatic pressure is great enough to cause a turbulent or even fountain-like discharge [19]. See also blue hole.
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