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What Are the Main Characteristics of Soil Above a Limestone

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What are the main characteristics of soil above a limestone cavern that leads to the formation of a cover collapse sinkhole?


A) thin enough that it can trickle through limestone cracks into a cavern below
B) sandy and loose enough that it can trickle down into cracks in limestone
C) coarse-enough grains that surface water can percolate down into cracks above a limestone cavern
D) fairly well cemented so it can maintain the roof of a cavern
E) thick, clay-rich, and cohesive enough to develop a large cavern before it collapses

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