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MICROGOUR [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Speleology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A miniature [dam] with associated tiny pools of the order of 1 cm wide and deep on flowstone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Spéléologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Le principe de formation des gours reste le même quelle que soit leur dimension. Il en existe par exemple de tout petits, des microgours, de quelques centimètres à peine, échelonnés sur les coulées stalagmitiques sur lesquelles ruisselle une quantité d'eau suffisante.

Spanish

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