Structure Control on Cirque-Like Features in South-East New York State, U.S.A.
Abstract Cirque-like features, occurring on the western flank of Shawangunk Mountain in south-east New York State, are unique in the area. Though these topographic forms are apparently the product of periglacial and glacial processes, their initiation and subsequent development were dependent to a c...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1981
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011382 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011382 |
| Summary: | Abstract Cirque-like features, occurring on the western flank of Shawangunk Mountain in south-east New York State, are unique in the area. Though these topographic forms are apparently the product of periglacial and glacial processes, their initiation and subsequent development were dependent to a considerable extent on a specific set of jointing and bedding attitudes and differential lithologies. |
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