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    "cave": {
      "display_name": "Cave",
      "description": "Natural underground cavern providing shelter and potential hidden resources",
      "formation_type": "erosion",
      "budget_impact": 1
    },
    "hot_spring": {
      "display_name": "Hot Spring",
      "description": "Geothermally heated groundwater emerging at surface",
      "formation_type": "geothermal",
      "budget_impact": 1
    },
    "canyon": {
      "display_name": "Canyon",
      "description": "Deep gorge carved by water erosion providing natural barriers",
      "formation_type": "erosion",
      "budget_impact": 0
    },
    "plateau": {
      "display_name": "Plateau",
      "description": "Elevated flat-topped landform with commanding views",
      "formation_type": "erosion_resistant",
      "budget_impact": 1
    },
    "geyser": {
      "display_name": "Geyser",
      "description": "Periodic eruption of heated groundwater and steam",
      "formation_type": "geothermal",
      "budget_impact": 2
    },
    "cliff": {
      "display_name": "Cliff",
      "description": "Steep vertical rock face formed by erosion or faulting",
      "formation_type": "erosion_faulting",
      "budget_impact": 0
    },
    "gorge": {
      "display_name": "Gorge",
      "description": "Narrow valley with steep rocky walls carved by water flow",
      "formation_type": "water_erosion",
      "budget_impact": 0
    },
    "natural_bridge": {
      "display_name": "Natural Bridge",
      "description": "Rock arch formation spanning across valleys or rivers",
      "formation_type": "erosion_arch",
      "budget_impact": 1
    },
    "sinkhole": {
      "display_name": "Sinkhole",
      "description": "Circular depression formed by underground water dissolution",
      "formation_type": "karst_dissolution",
      "budget_impact": -1
    },
    "spring": {
      "display_name": "Spring",
      "description": "Natural emergence of groundwater at surface",
      "formation_type": "groundwater_emergence",
      "budget_impact": 1
    }
  }
}