Diversity of dripstones in historic anthropogenic underground facilities – case study of the Sudety mountains (SW Poland)
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Katedra Górnictwa
Wydział Geoinżynierii, Górnictwa i Geologii
Politechnika Wrocławska, Poland
Corresponding author
Paweł Zagożdżon
Katedra Górnictwa Wydział Geoinżynierii, Górnictwa i Geologii Politechnika Wrocławska, Poland
Katedra Górnictwa Wydział Geoinżynierii, Górnictwa i Geologii Politechnika Wrocławska, Poland
Mining Science 2025;32:169-187
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The article discusses the dripstone structures in underground anthropogenic objects in the Sudety Mts. (mainly post-mining, also military and a pumped-storage power plant in the construction phase). Based on the recognition of 23 objects, the diversity of dripstones in this area is presented, including forms not described in the literature so far.
The terminology related to dripstones was discussed. The introduction of the terms hypogeotem and anthropotem is proposed.
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