EFFECTS OF THE STRUCTURAL SETTING ON ENDOKARST SYSTEM GEOMETRY IN THE VALLE DEL NOSE (COMO LAKE, NORTHERN ITALY)
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Milano, via Mangiagalli, 34, 20133 – Milano, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Milano, via Mangiagalli, 34, 20133 – Milano, Italy
Abstract
ABSTRACT. The development and geometry of deep endokarst systems in the Valle del Nosê (Como Lake district, Northern Italy) is related to s setting in a synclinal structure. Endokarst development is controlled by bedding and jointing: most galleries and karst voids formed at the intersection of bedding planes with one of the two main discontinuity sets. Measurements inside caves and at the surface allowed comparing distribution and geometry of caves with the geometry of the main fold structure. The geometrical characteristics and the 3-dimensional arrangement of the studied endokarst system provide a powerful tool to determine possible underground drainage directions.