Origin and development of Tafoni in Tunnel Spring Tuff, Crystal Peak, Utah, USA

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 869-879

  McBride, Earle F ^a   Picard, M Dane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcite; Salt weathering; Self organization; Tafoni; Tafoni size data; Tuff

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; METEORIC WATER; RHYOLITE; TUFF; WEATHERING;

CRYSTAL PEAK; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 0033847074     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9837(200008)25:8<869::AID-ESP104>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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