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geographic areas with karst topography are likely to have sinkholes,limestone or dolomite bedrock?

geographic areas with karst topography are likely to have sinkholes,limestone or dolomite bedrock?

Answer:

Limestone, it dissolves more readily. Also,dolomite is more resistant to acids and slightly more scratch resistent Karst tpographies, sinkholes, caves, etc are mostly formed by the weak cabonic acid formed in ground water.

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