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HOODOO COLUMN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- earth pillar
1, record 1, English, earth%20pillar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hoodoo column 2, record 1, English, hoodoo%20column
correct
- hoodoo 2, record 1, English, hoodoo
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a ... structure developed on valley slopes by rain denudation. It consists of a column of earth or clay capped by a boulder which has protected the material below it from being washed away. 3, record 1, English, - earth%20pillar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- demoiselle coiffée
1, record 1, French, demoiselle%20coiff%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cheminée de fée 2, record 1, French, chemin%C3%A9e%20de%20f%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- cheminée des fées 3, record 1, French, chemin%C3%A9e%20des%20f%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
- demoiselle 4, record 1, French, demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colonne sculptée par le ravinement dans des matériaux détritiques très hétérométriques et riches en argiles (...). Ces colonnes effilées persistent d'autant mieux qu'elles sont coiffées de blocs qui en protègent le sommet de l'érosion pluviale (...) 2, record 1, French, - demoiselle%20coiff%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tombant sur des argiles à blocs, en pente forte, [la pluie] entraîne les parties fines, sauf sous les gros blocs, qui forment parapluie : on aboutit ainsi aux cheminées des fées ou demoiselles coiffées, hautes de 1 à 20 m. 5, record 1, French, - demoiselle%20coiff%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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