Castro, Cláudio Eduardo deSilva, Flávia Martins2025-07-152024-06-26https://doi.org/10.24857/rgsa.v18n2-156https://bdc.icmbio.gov.br/handle/cecav/2436The municipality of Carolina, located in the southern region of Maranhão, features a terrain composed of hills and plateaus formed from sandstone lithology originating from the Balsas Group formations. This region houses geological features such as caves and speleothems, which pertain to endokarst, primarily formed through erosive processes. Due to its significant speleological potential, the region has been studied by the Conservation Units Research Group (GEUC) of the Maranhão State University (UEMA) since 2013.enKarstCarolina-MAStalagmiteArtigo