limestone cave
C1406
concept
A limestone cave is a natural underground chamber or series of passages formed primarily by the dissolution of soluble limestone rock by slightly acidic water over long geological periods.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| limestone cave canonical | 138 |
| cave | 103 |
| karst cave | 37 |
| limestone cave system | 26 |
| limestone formation | 8 |
| limestone cavern | 2 |
| limestone grotto | 1 |
| limestone show cave | 1 |
| limestone solution cave | 1 |
| talus cave | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: limestone cave
Generated description
A limestone cave is a natural underground chamber or series of passages formed primarily by the dissolution of soluble limestone rock by slightly acidic water over long geological periods.
Instances (293)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Melissani Cave | cave |
|
Léon Ross
surface form:
Grotte de Bétharram
|
limestone cave system |
| Wimsener Höhle | — |
| Vogelherd Cave | cave |
| Drogarati Cave | cave |
| Hohle Fels | cave |
| Mawmluh Cave | cave |
|
Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India
surface form:
Mawmluh Cave
|
cave |
|
Benton Stebbins
surface form:
Luray Caverns
|
limestone cave system |
| Perama Cave | — |
|
St. Beatus Caves (above the lake)
surface form:
St. Beatus Caves
|
limestone cave system |
| Nickajack Cave | — |
|
Louis Armand
surface form:
Aven Armand
|
cave |
| Aven Armand Cave | — |
| Key Cave | — |
| Sauta Cave | — |
| Green Grotto Caves | — |
| Adam's Bridge region | limestone formation |
| Dunmore Cave | — |
|
Cave of the Apocalypse (on Patmos)
surface form:
Cave of the Apocalypse
|
cave |
| Hinayagan Cave | cave |
| Marmurova Cave | — |
| Hinagdanan Cave | cave |
|
Vela Spila cave near Vela Luka
surface form:
Vela Spila
|
cave |
| Binbash-Koba Cave | karst cave |
| Milk Grotto | cave |
| Fern Cave | — |
| Obvalnaya Cave | karst cave |
| Gomantong Caves | — |
| Mitchell Caverns | limestone cave system |
| St Fillan’s Cave | cave |
|
Inscription Room
surface form:
Lehman Caves
|
— |
|
Queen’s Chamber
surface form:
Lehman Caves
|
limestone solution cave |
| Ogtong Cave | cave |
|
Absalom Lehman
surface form:
Lehman Caves
|
limestone cave system |
| Cueva de Saturno | cave |
| Robin Hood Cave | — |
| Mother Grundy’s Parlour | — |
| Church Hole Cave | — |
|
Ear of Dionysius cave
surface form:
Ear of Dionysius
|
— |
|
Whetstone Mountains
surface form:
Kartchner Caverns
|
limestone cave system |
| Son Doong Cave | — |
| Paradise Cave | — |
|
Low Tatras
surface form:
Demänovská Cave of Liberty
|
— |
| Macahambus Cave | — |
| Batu Cermin Cave | — |
| Tien Son Cave | — |
| Coves del Drac | limestone cave system |
| St Michael's Cave | — |
|
Jabal al-Muqattam (Arabic)
surface form:
Jabal al-Muqattam
|
limestone formation |