Guadalupe Mountains | mountains, United States | Britannica (original) (raw)

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karst terrain

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  In cave
  …surface expression; for example, the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, the site of Carlsbad Caverns and various other caves, have very few surface karst features.
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limestone reefs

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  In Permian Period: Limestone
  …of these reefs form the Guadalupe Mountains of western Texas and New Mexico. Such reefs also occur in the subsurface along the Central Basin Platform in western Texas, where they are a source of petroleum. Similar reefs are found in northern England, Germany, and the subsurface of the North Sea.…
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Sacramento Mountains

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  In Sacramento Mountains
  …include the Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains national parks, the Lincoln National Forest, and the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation. The mountain region, generally arid, is the site of ranching and mining activities.
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