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KARSTIC WITHDRAWING [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-08-07

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Spéléologie
DEF

Érosion mécanique produite sous les strates calcaires et dans les strates marneuses sous-jacentes par des nappes, des infiltrations, ou par des cours d'eau souterrains entraînant vers l'extérieur de fines particules de roche.

CONT

[...] en raison d'un soutirage karstique important, les eaux superficielles disparaissent parfois dans le sous-sol et circulent de façon souterraine.

OBS

Les calcaires mis en porte-à-faux s'éboulent selon les lignes de diaclase et les plans de stratification.

Spanish

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