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← GeographyWhich influence prevents speleothem formation after cave flooding?
A)Reduced carbon dioxide solubility✓
B)Increased hydrostatic skeletal strength
C)Elevated hydraulic conductivity gradient
D)Diminished groundwater flow velocity
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Speleothem formation stops due to reduced carbon dioxide solubility affecting calcium carbonate deposition; because the dissolution equilibrium shifts. Saturated groundwater lacks open-system CO2, therefore deposition cannot occur, rather than diminished flow (which delivers more minerals when unsaturated).
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