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:''For the style of coin, see [[Klippe (coin)]].'' |
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[[image:thrust system en.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Schematic overview of a thrust system. The shaded material is called a [[nappe]]. The erosional hole is called a [[window (geology)|window or fenster]]. The klippe is the isolated block of the nappe overlying autochthonous material.]] |
[[image:thrust system en.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Schematic overview of a thrust system. The shaded material is called a [[nappe]]. The erosional hole is called a [[window (geology)|window or fenster]]. The klippe is the isolated block of the nappe overlying autochthonous material.]] |
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[[File:Beckov Castle, Slovakia, from below.jpg|thumb|Beckov Castle, Slovakia, perched on a limestone klippe.]] |
[[File:Beckov Castle, Slovakia, from below.jpg|thumb|[[Beckov Castle]], Slovakia, perched on a limestone klippe.]] |
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A '''klippe''' ([[German language|German]] for [[cliff]] or crag) is a [[geological]] feature of [[thrust fault]] terrains. The klippe is the remnant portion of a [[nappe]] after erosion has removed connecting portions of the nappe. This process results in an outlier of exotic, often nearly horizontally translated strata overlying [[wiktionary:autochthonous|autochthonous]] strata.<ref>{{cite book|last1=DiPietro|first1=Joseph A.|title=Landscape Evolution in the United States: An Introduction to the Geography, Geology, and Natural History|date=December 21, 2012|publisher=Newnes|isbn=9780123978066|page=343|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vZWWAA-USoUC&pg=PA343#v=onepage&q&f=false|access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref> Examples of klippes include: |
A '''klippe''' ([[German language|German]] for [[cliff]] or crag) is a [[geological]] feature of [[thrust fault]] terrains. The klippe is the remnant portion of a [[nappe]] after erosion has removed connecting portions of the nappe. This process results in an outlier of exotic, often nearly horizontally translated strata overlying [[wiktionary:autochthonous|autochthonous]] strata.<ref>{{cite book|last1=DiPietro|first1=Joseph A.|title=Landscape Evolution in the United States: An Introduction to the Geography, Geology, and Natural History|date=December 21, 2012|publisher=Newnes|isbn=9780123978066|page=343|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vZWWAA-USoUC&pg=PA343#v=onepage&q&f=false|access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref> Examples of klippes include: |
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*[[Chief Mountain]], Montana |
*[[Chief Mountain]], Montana |
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- For the style of coin, see Klippe (coin).
A klippe (German for cliff or crag) is a geological feature of thrust fault terrains. The klippe is the remnant portion of a nappe after erosion has removed connecting portions of the nappe. This process results in an outlier of exotic, often nearly horizontally translated strata overlying autochthonous strata.[1] Examples of klippes include:
- Chief Mountain, Montana
- Mount Yamnuska, Alberta
- The Rock of Gibraltar
Klippes may also be found in the Pre-Alps of Switzerland and some of the isolated mountains in Assynt, Sutherland, in NW Scotland.[2]
References
- ^ DiPietro, Joseph A. (December 21, 2012). Landscape Evolution in the United States: An Introduction to the Geography, Geology, and Natural History. Newnes. p. 343. ISBN 9780123978066. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Whittow, John (1984). Dictionary of Physical Geography. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 294. ISBN 0-14-051094-X.
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