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

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  2. Web site: Dictionary of Geologic Terms – K . 2017-09-09 . US Geochemical.
  3. Web site: Dictionary of Geologic Terms – B . 2017-09-09 . US Geochemical.
  4. 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).
  5. Web site: Dictionary of Geologic Terms – C . 2017-09-09 . US Geochemical.