Rockslide
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A rockslide is a type of landslide caused by rock failure in which part of the plane of failure passes through intact rock and where material collapses en masse and not in individual blocks.The rocks tumble downhill loosening other rocks on its way also smashing everything in its path[1]
The mode of failure is different from that of a rockfall.
Fast-flowing rock slides or debris slides behave similarly to snow avalanche, and are often referred to as rock avalanches or debris avalanches. [2]
References[edit]
- ^ Whittow, John (1984). Dictionary of Physical Geography. London: Penguin, 1984. ISBN 0-14-051094-X.
- ^ http://geology.campus.ad.csulb.edu/people/bperry/Mass%20Wasting/Flows.htm
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