Diamond Caverns

Diamond Caverns in Park City, Kentucky was discovered on July 14, 1859.[1] The Caverns are open for guided tours year-round; Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.[2]

Geology

The cave is mostly limestone, which was laid in the late Mississippian Period when most of Kentucky was under a shallow warm sea.[3] There are also large deposits of calcite. Fresh water dissolves the limestone, and then deposits the mineral as the water itself loses its acidic nature.[4] Other speleothems (formations) which can be viewed at Diamond Caverns include: Soda Straws, Stalactite, Columns, Flowstone, Drapery/Bacon Strip, and Cave Pearl.

Thin Flowstone Speleothem a.k.a. Cave Bacon
Cave Pearl formation, New Discovery - Diamond Caverns, Park City, Kentucky

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References
  1. Sides, Stanley D. (2007). Diamond Caverns: Jewel of Kentucky's Underground. Dayton, Ohio: Cave Books. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-939748-67-9.
  2. "Diamond Caverns Tours". Historic Diamond Caverns. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. Palmer, Arthur (1981). A Geological Guide to Mammoth Cave National Park. Teaneck, New Jersey: Zephyrus Press, Inc. p. 11.
  4. Schultz, Ron (1993). Looking Inside Caves & Caverns – X - Ray Vision series. John Muir Publications. pp. 4–10, 20–38.
  5. Sides, Stanley D. (2007). Diamond Caverns - Jewel of Kentucky's Underground. Dayton, Ohio: Cave Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-939748-67-9.


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