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SURFACE MAMELONNEE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

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

A terrain of bare rock in which all irregularities have been smoothed off to produce a smooth rolling topography.

OBS

The agent most commonly responsible for this smoothing is glacier ice.

French

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

Les déformations présentent également des aspects de surfaces mamelonnées qui affectent les surfaces supérieures de bancs de quartzites landéniens. Ces déformations ressemblent aux figures d'écoulement de sables humides.

Spanish

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