Sandstone LandformsSpringer-Verlag, 1992 - 163 pages As very few studies on geomorphological aspects of sandstones exist, this book demonstrates the significance of landforming processes from geological, geochemical and dynamic points of view. The worldwide examples include classic areas of sandstone research such as the Colorado Plateau, Saxony, France and England, but also emphasize the sandstone lands of the southern hemisphere. The authors give evidence for climatic influences on sandstone landforms, taking into account geochemical weathering processes and detailed comparative studies, and a new classification based on structural and tectonic settings is outlined. This comprehensive study, including modern techniques, can be recommended not only to geomorphologists but also to sedimentologists and hydrologists. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Cliffs | 13 |
Curved Slopes | 39 |
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abutments amphitheatres arch areas Australia bedding planes benches blocks Bungle Bungle Range canyon cave cavernous weathering cement clay cliff faces clifflines climatic collapse Colorado Plateau crack curved debris deformation developed dissected dominant dominantly drainage effects erosion erosional escarpment examples facies failure faulting flow folding foot slope Formation geomorphology grains greywackes Hawkesbury Sandstone Hoek horizontal humid joints karst Kimberley landforms lithological load Mainguet major massive mesas monocline morphology Navajo Sandstone Nowra Nowra Sandstone occur outcrop pattern periglacial permeability prominent Proterozoic quartz quartzites quartzose region ridges River rock sand sandstone landscapes sandstone terrain sediments seepage sequence shales shearing silica siltstones slickrock slopes slot canyons solution southern southern Sydney steep stones streams strength stress structural summits surface Sydney Basin tectonic tensile thick thin thrust faulting thrust line tion topography towers Tricart and Cailleux tropical Twidale undercut valleys variations vertical walls waterfalls Wingate Sandstone zones