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COUP GOUGE [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A crescentic mark in the form of a groove or channel with somewhat rounded bottom, formed by glacial plucking on a bedrock surface.

OBS

[This mark] is concave toward the direction from which the ice moved and it consists of two fractures from between which the rock has been removed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Empreinte en forme de croissant à concavité orientée vers l’amont et résultant du burinage saccadé d’un glacier sur le substrat rocheux.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Speleology
DEF

One of a mosaic of small shallow intersecting hollows formed on the earth surface of soluble rock by turbulent dissolution. They are steeper on the upstream side, and smaller sizes are formed by faster-flowing water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Spéléologie
DEF

petite forme en creux, rarement isolée, généralement de dimensions centimétriques à décimétriques, localisée indifféremment sur les parois, à la voûte, ou sur le sol rocheux d’un conduit souterrain (parfois d’un chenal extérieur).

OBS

«vague d’érosion» : Pour certains auteurs, ce terme sous-entend des dimensions plus importantes que celui de coup de gouge(jusqu'à des longueurs métriques). Ayant un sens génétique discutable, ce terme semble devoir être déconseillé au profit de coup de gouge qui présente seulement une valeur descriptive.

Spanish

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