Scree
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Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall. Landforms associated with these materials are often call
Talus at the bottom of Mount Yamnuska, Alberta, Canada
Talus cones on north shore of Isfjord, Svalbard, Norway
Scree in the lower part of the Mai Valley on the Aurouze mountain (Hautes-Alpes, France)
A tall cliff on the eastern shore of Paces Lake, Nova Scotia, with scree at its base. As the rate of erosion is quite slow, the scree has become partially forested.
Mass wasting
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Mass wasting, also known as mass movement, is a general term for the movement of rock or soil down slopes under the force of gravity. It differs from other processes of erosion in that the debris tran
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…Lava stringer – Type of rock formation Mass wasting – Movement of rock or soil down slopes Stratified slope deposit…
Mass wasting at Palo Duro Canyon, West Texas (2002)
A rockfall in Grand Canyon National Park
Curved tree trunks in an area of soil creep on Grand Mesa, Colorado, US