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← GeographyWhich consequence results when rapid evaporative cooling occurs near a cave entrance during arid conditions?
A)Increased carbonate mineral precipitation rate✓
B)Decreased dissolution of cave formations
C)Enhanced biogenic dust particle transport
D)Accelerated condensation-corrosion wall erosion
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Carbonate precipitation accelerates because evaporative cooling increases the saturation index of the cave's dripwater film, leading to increased deposition of calcite and aragonite; therefore, speleothem formation increases, rather than any type of dissolution.
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