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Microbes’ oil bite reveals caves formation in New Mexico
UNM geologist Carol Hill and colleagues study Carlsbad Caverns and Lechuguilla Cave to show microbes feeding on petroleum compounds produce hydrogen sulfide and sulfuric acid that dissolves limestone. The work links biology and geology and redefines cave formation in the Guadalupe Mountains.
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Albuquerque
Carlsbad Caverns
Carol Hill
University of New Mexico
North America
Hill
UNM
New Mexico
Guadalupe Mountains
Lechuguilla Cave
PBS
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
KNME
WGBH
Boston
Kane Cave
Wyoming
Cueva de Villa Luz
Mexico
J. Harlen Bretz
Diana Northup
Carlsbad
Northup
Lechuguilla
Aleta Knight
la Cueva de Villa Luz
Tabasco