Moaning Cavern is a solution, or karst, cave formed as all such caves are, by dissolution of calcium carbonate by slightly acidic ground-water. In this case the rock is marble, metamorphosed limestone, but still the same chemical.
Try just putting its name in Wikipedia as I did to answer this - it also tells you the origin of its name!
It is a show-cave now, offering as many show-caves now do, "adventure caving" as well as the straightforward walking tours.
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