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Title
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The Geology of Warm Mineral Springs, Sarasota County, Florida.
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Name/Creator
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Rupert, Frank., Florida Geological Survey
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Abstract/Description
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Warm Mineral Springs is a 70 meter deep water-filled sinkhole in southern Sarasota County, Florida. Mineral-rich anaerobic water enters the sink through a spring vent near the bottom of the north wall of the sink. In 1991, divers explored and mapped the spring's primary conduit to its terminus, a distance of 53 meters. Twenty-one geological samples were collected at three meter depth intervals from the north wall of the sink for stratigraphic analysis. The samples revealed the sinkhole is...
Show moreWarm Mineral Springs is a 70 meter deep water-filled sinkhole in southern Sarasota County, Florida. Mineral-rich anaerobic water enters the sink through a spring vent near the bottom of the north wall of the sink. In 1991, divers explored and mapped the spring's primary conduit to its terminus, a distance of 53 meters. Twenty-one geological samples were collected at three meter depth intervals from the north wall of the sink for stratigraphic analysis. The samples revealed the sinkhole is developed in carbonates belonging to the Miocene Arcadia Formation of the Hawthorn Group. This unit is unconformably overlain by Pleistocene Ft. Thompson Formation and undifferentiated Pleistocene sands. A map of the spring cave and a geologic section for the sinkhole are illustrated.
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Date Issued
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1994, 1994-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0266
