The giant steps of Bug Creek, Richardson Mountains, N.W.T., Canada

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Bernard Lauriol, Iannick Lamirande, André E. Lalonde
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Bug Creek; Canada; Northwest Territories; Richardson Mountains
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.562

This paper describes large steps developed in sandstones of the Jurassic Bug Creek Formation on a 5 km long plateau in the Richardson Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada. Except for the steps atop the plateau, the planar portion or tread of each step abuts a riser or a scarp at its upper end an...