Origin of a bouldery diamicton, Kunlun pass, Qinghai-Xizang plateau, People's Republic of China : gelifluction deposit or rock glacier?

Auteurs :
HARRIS, S.A.
CUI ZHIJIU,
CHENG GUODONG,

Description :
On the west side of the military road to Tibet in the Kunlun Shan, a major body of diamicton is moving slowly downslope from the ridge crest at 4800m in a northerly and easterly direction. This paper describes the nature of the diamicton, re-evaluating its origin, and interpreting the diamicton as a gelifluction deposit based on visits in 5 of 6 years between 1990 and 1996.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 1998, vol. 23, n°. 10, p. 943-952, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 14 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley