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Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Stalactites and stalagmites. Jenolan Cave, Australia. G.S.C. Photo
Stages of evolution of a karst landscape
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Stages of evolution of a karst landscape show increased relief and cavern development followed by decreasing relief and the removal of the limestone mass. Strahler, 1960, p. 461.
Stages in the life history of a stream
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Stages in the life history of a stream. A. In the initial stage a stream has lakes, waterfalls and rapids. B. By middle youth the lakes are gone, but falls and rapids persist along the narrow incised gorge. C. Early maturity brings a smoothly graded profile without rapids or falls, but with the beginning of a floodplain. D. Approaching full maturity, the stream has a flood plain alomost wide enough to accommodate its meanders. E. Full maturitymis marked by a broad flood plain and freely developed meanders: levee, oxbow lake, yazoo stream, alluvium, bluffs, flood plain. Strahler, 1960. p. 350.
Stages in the development of the Alps
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Series of diagrams showing the stages of the development of the Alps. Diagram copied from a book.
Stages in the development and recession of escarpment
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Erosion surfaces. Stages in the development and recession of escarpment. H = hard, resistant formation. S = soft, easily eroded formations. Holmes, 1953, p. 180.
Stages in development of longitudinal or seif dune from barchan
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Barchans. Stages in development of longitudinal or seif dune from barchan. (a) Barchan dune with uniform wind direction; (b) modification due to swing in wind directions; (c) second barchan tied to its parent; (d) continuation of process to produce second and third barchan linked in long chain or seif. Dapples, 1959, p. 365.
Stacks, sea cave, tombolo, and lagoon near Vik
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Stacks, hole in the wall (sea cave), doubly tied island (tombolo), lagoon. Near Vik, August 11, 1960.
Spring area issuing from drift
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Spring area issuing from drift. C.N.R. spring near Dittman farm, Alsask, Saskatchewan.
Spit in Lake Titicaca near Escallane
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Spit in Lake Titicaca near Escallane.
Spillway. Black Strap Coulee south of Saskatoon, Sask
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Spillway. Black Strap Coulee south of Saskatoon, Sask.
Spillway. Black Strap Coulee south of Saskatoon, Sask
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Spillway. Black Strap Coulee south of Saskatoon, Sask.
Spheroidal weathering of volcanic rocks, Mexico
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Spheroidal weathering of volcanic rocks, Mexico.
Spheroidal weathering in Ordivician Martinsburg shale
Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds
Spheroidal weathering in Ordivician Martinsburg shale. Spheroids two feet across. Few miles east of Monterry, Virginia.
Spheroidal Weathering - Colorado
Part of F.H. Edmunds fonds
Reproduction taken from book of example of spheroidal weathering of granite (well jointed) in Colorado. Caption reads "'Balanced Rock', Rocky Mountain Upland Near Palmer Lake, Pikes Peak Region, Colo. One of the numerous residual granite boulders which occur on the upland, rounded by exfoliation."
Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.