Geology and History of Confederate Saltpeter Cave Operations in Western Virginia

A Comparative Study of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Suhrawardī’s Tale of the Western Exile

An important allegory throughout the history of philosophy is Plato’s allegory of the cave. There are remarkable similarities between this allegory and an allegory from Islamic philosophy—that of western exile (al-ghurba al-gharbiyya) proposed by Suhrawardī. This paper seeks to consider fundamental components and issues within the two allegories, including the issue of the soul as the ...

GHAR IL-FRIEFET OR THE BATS’ CAVE AT BIRZEBBUGIA Geology, Natural History, and Antiquities

Geology of the Bedford Shale and Berea Sandstone in the Appalachian Basin.

_ _________________________________________ Introduction _______________________________________ Purpose of the study____________________________ Acknowledgments. ______________________________ Character and extent of the Berea sandstone.______ Method of investigation. ________________________ Well records ___________________________________ A description of some of the more common terms used b...

Inner-mountain Cartography - from Surveying towards Information Systems

Karstand cave-systems are complex, 3-dimensional phenomena. Mapping and visualizing them represents a challenge to cartographers, morphologists and computer-graphics-specialists. Surveying and sketching of cave-maps as well as the construction of 3D-cave-models (incl. geology) are important parts of cave exploration and research. Besides supporting the efforts of speleologists, cave maps and 3D...

Conservation Status and Habitat Use of the West Virginia Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus Subterraneus) and Spring Salamander (G. Porphyriticus) in General Davis Cave, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia

—The West Virginia Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus) is one of four obligate cave-dwelling species of plethodontid salamanders found east of the Mississippi River in the United States. This species is endemic to a single cave system; General Davis Cave, in Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, where it is syntopic with the closely-related Spring Salamander (G. porphyriticus). Accordingly, ...