Tafone (Wadi Musa, Jordan)
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Tafone (Wadi Musa, Jordan)

by Tomáš Weiss

This cave-like feature of cavernous weathering is common especially in arid and semi-arid areas. Many explanations of their origin have been proposed, however we are still waiting for a consensus among the scientific on the role of water, salts, and flora on their development.