Barite replacement boxwork in the Frasassi caves (Italy)
The Frasassi caves, located in the Sentino River Gorge in Ancona Province (Marche, Italy), contains boxwork in a small zone in the inner part of the cave system where it is closely associated with subaqueous corrosion produced by sulfuric acid speleogenesis.The boxwork consists of barite that replaces calcite spar-filled veins and limestone porosit