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... sandstone blocks . Rivers which rise on the plateau tumble over these scarps in high , com- monly spectacular falls , and odd conformations of the sandstone bluffs add to their scenic attractiveness here and elsewhere ( Fig . 73 ) . In ...
... sandstone blocks . Rivers which rise on the plateau tumble over these scarps in high , com- monly spectacular falls , and odd conformations of the sandstone bluffs add to their scenic attractiveness here and elsewhere ( Fig . 73 ) . In ...
Page 87
... sandstone and limestone formations , both resistant to weathering and erosion . They therefore tend to form upstanding ridges and , since both are affected by folding together with the rest of the sedimentary sequences , their ...
... sandstone and limestone formations , both resistant to weathering and erosion . They therefore tend to form upstanding ridges and , since both are affected by folding together with the rest of the sedimentary sequences , their ...
Page 88
... sandstones ; ( c ) Low limestone bluffs south of Blinman ; ( d ) East - facing scarp , north of Buckaringa Gorge ( the sandstone is nearly vertical and the bedding plane forms the bluff ) ; ( e ) The Bluff , north of Quorn ( the sandstone ...
... sandstones ; ( c ) Low limestone bluffs south of Blinman ; ( d ) East - facing scarp , north of Buckaringa Gorge ( the sandstone is nearly vertical and the bedding plane forms the bluff ) ; ( e ) The Bluff , north of Quorn ( the sandstone ...
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PART B THE INFLUENCE OF STRUCTURE | 9 |
Tectonic Landforms | 46 |
Structural Landforms | 78 |
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Adelaide alluvial areas arid Austr baselevel basin bedrock beds bluff calcrete cause Chapter clays cliffs climatic coast coastal debris deposition desert developed dissected domes drainage dunes duricrusted eastern Eocene eroded erosion erosional evidence example exposed Eyre Peninsula fault feet Flinders Ranges flow folds Gawler Gawler Ranges Geol geological geomorphological glacial glacier Gorge granite gullies Hill inselbergs instance joint blocks Jour Klemzig Lake Eyre Lake Torrens land surface landforms landscape limestone Lincoln Gap low relief lower margin meander miles movements Mt Lofty Ranges Murray northern northwest Nullarbor Nullarbor plain occur outcrops peneplain plain Plate plateau platform Pleistocene Precambrian Quaternary Queensland regions remnants ridges river rocks sand sandstone scarp sea level sediments sheets Simpson Desert slope South Australia southeast strata streams structure surface of low tectonic terraces Tertiary underlain uplands valley Victoria Desert volcanic waves weathering and erosion western wind zone