- talus or scree
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talus or scree
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Scree — Scree, also called talus and detritic cone, is a term given to broken rock that appears at the bottom of crags, mountain cliffs or valley shoulders, forming a scree slope. The maximum inclination of such deposits corresponds to the angle of… … Wikipedia
scree — A collective term for an accumulation of coarse rock debris or a sheet of coarse debris mantling a slope. Scree is not a synonym of talus, as scree includes loose rock fragments on slopes without cliffs. Compare: talus, colluvium, mass… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
scree slope — A portion of a hillside or mountainslope mantled by scree and lacking an up slope rockfall source (i.e., cliff). Compare: talus slope, scree, talus. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Talus — may refer to:* Talus (fortification), a sloped portion of a fortified wall * Talus bone, the ankle bone, connecting the leg to the foot * Talus, a planet in the Star Wars universe * Talus, an electronic design automation tool by Magma Design… … Wikipedia
talus slope — a portion of a hillslope or mountainslope mantled by talus and lying below a rockfall source (e.g., cliff). Compare: scree slope, scree, talus. Compare: beveled base. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
talus — Rock fragments of any size or shape (usually coarse and angular) derived from and lying at the base of a cliff or very steep rock slope. The accumulated mass of such loose broken rock formed chiefly by falling, rolling, or sliding. Compare … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
scree — noun Etymology: Scots & northern English dialect, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skritha landslide, from skrītha to creep; akin to Old High German scrītan to go, Lithuanian skriesti to turn Date: circa 1781 an accumulation of loose… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scree — Synonyms and related words: aa, abyssal rock, alluvion, alluvium, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, breccia, conglomerate, crag, debris, deposit, detritus, diluvium, drift, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe, gneiss, granite, igneous rock, lava,… … Moby Thesaurus
scree — [[t]skri[/t]] n. gel a steep mass of loose rock on the slope of a mountain; talus • Etymology: 1775–85; < ON skritha landslide … From formal English to slang
Algific talus slope — Algific talus slopes comprise a rare, fragile ecosystem stated to exist only in the Driftless Area of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and especially, Iowa. [http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural resources/npc/cliff talus/cts46.pdf Cliff/Talus… … Wikipedia
Discus macclintocki — Iowa Pleistocene snail A live Iowa Pleistocene snail Conservation status Endangered … Wikipedia
