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Inselbergs of batholithic rocks on a rejuvenated erosion surface

Inselbergs of batholithic rocks on a rejuvenated erosion surface, Madagascar. The crystalline floor has been bevelled by a vast erosion surface that is slightly rejuvenated as indicated by the rivers which begin to cut down. On the surface lies a group of Inselbergs whose steep slopes form a clearly visible angle with the erosion surface. They are residual hills of harder rocks belonging to an oval shaped batholith the outline of which is indicated by the drainage. Erosion of this group was clearly fracture-controlled. In places the erosion surface penetrates into the group and all the batholithic rock has been removed. France Institut Geographique National. Relief form atlas, 1956, p. 103.

Imbricate structures in conglomerate

Imbricate structures in conglomerate. Diagram showing prominent imbrication of platy fragments along the top of a gravel layer in Pennsylvanian Wamsutta clastics near Attleboro, eastern Massachusetts. It is to be noted that the bases of the gravel layers are relatively even because the first pebbles to be rolled in place traveled over the smooth surfaces made by the underlying sand. Flat pebbles like those showing conspicuous imbrication can be rolled along the bottom easily if turned so as to behave as upright disks in the current. When they fall over, they are likely to assume an imbricate relationship: for this is the most stable under conditions of strong bottom currents. Shrock, 1948, p. 255.

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