Boulder Edge-roundness as an Indicator of Relative Age: a Lochnagar Case Study.

A method is presented for quantifying the degree of edge roundness of large crystalline boulders using a simple instrument. The method utilises the transition due to granular disintegration from sharp to rounded boulder edges, so that the degree of edge roundness is a function of time and can be use...

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Publicado en:Scottish Geographical Journal Vol. 121; no. 2; pp. 219 - 237
Autor principal: Kirkbride, Martin P.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2005
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