Structure-independent landscape elements in southern Franconian scarplands

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
This paper aims at contributing to this discussion by introducing a case in southern Franconia, shedding some new light upon relationships between cuesta relief and rock structure and resistance. A major gap in the stratigraphic record of underlying rocks of a cuesta landform in southern Franconia causes local absence of resistant cap rock. As a consequence the scarp is atypical, capped by less resistant, mainly pelitic rock. Its dip slope is identified as a planation surface, as it disconformably cuts underlying rock structures. These findings indicate that cuesta landscapes may contain prominent sculptural elements.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, issn : 0372-8854, 2010, vol. 54, n°. 3, p. 393-404, nombre de pages : 12, Références bibliographiques : 32 ref.

Date :
2010

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Stuttgart, Gebruder Borntraeger