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FREE FACE [2 records]

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Record 1 1988-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
CONT

In arid regions bare rock slopes are prominent and characterized by an upper section free from debris and vegetation- the "free face", more or less vertical in sections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
CONT

Les versants de roche cohérente sont (...) généralement caractérisés en milieu sec, par une partie supérieure abrupte nue, sans végétation ni accumulations appréciables de débris. Elle a été désignée (...) sous le nom de "free face", en français face libre. Au désert, cette face libre est plus ou moins verticale (...)

Spanish

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