Depression (geology) explained
In geology, a depression is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions form by various mechanisms.
Types
Erosion-related:
Collapse-related:
a depression formed as a result of the collapse of rocks lying above a hollow. This is common in karst regions.
caused by volume loss of the ground as the result of permafrost thawing.
Impact-related:
Sedimentary-related:
Structural or tectonic-related:
Volcanism-related:
List of depressions
See also
Notes and References
- Twidale, C.R., and Bourne, J.A., 2018. Rock basins (gnammas) revisited. Géomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environnement, Vol. 24, No. 2. January 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- Web site: Dictionary of Geologic Terms – K . 2017-09-09 . US Geochemical.
- Web site: Dictionary of Geologic Terms – B . 2017-09-09 . US Geochemical.
- Web site: Glossary of Important Terms in Glacial Geology – Peripheral Depression . 2006-08-25 . 1999 . Montana State University . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060829001754/http://gemini.oscs.montana.edu/~geol445/hyperglac/glossary.htm#peripheral . 2006-08-29. Cites American Geological Institute's Glossary of Geology (3rd edition, revised in 1987).
- Web site: Dictionary of Geologic Terms – C . 2017-09-09 . US Geochemical.