Sandstone Landforms

By: Robert W. Young, Robert A. L. Wray, Ann R. M. Young

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Hardcover | 9 April 2009

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Sandstones form the backdrop to some of the world's most spectacular scenery, and are found all over the planet and in all climates. Following on from the authors' successful 1992 book, this is the only volume that considers sandstone landforms from a truly global perspective. It describes the wide variety of landforms that are found in sandstone, and discusses the role of lithological variation, chemical weathering and erosional processes in creating these features, with examples drawn from around the world. Climatic and tectonic constraints on the development of sandstone landscapes are also considered. This volume provides a comprehensive assessment of the literature from publications in a range of languages, and is illustrated with over 130 photographs of sandstone features from every continent. It presents a holistic account of sandstone terrain for researchers and graduate students in a variety of fields including geography, geomorphology, sedimentology and geomechanics.

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Review of previous book: 'The authors are to be congratulated on producing not only an authoritative yet succinct guide to existing literature but also a frank analysis of the directions that future research needs to take. Readers are offered a heady cocktail of challenging ideas to explore and incorporate into their own geomorphological studies. This is a book that will be widely acclaimed.' R. B. G. Williams, Progress in Physical Geography

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Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Research methodology	p. 3
A study of variations in sandstone landforms - the East Kimberley region, Western Australia	p. 5
Conclusions	p. 14
Variations within sandstones	p. 16
Sedimentation of sand	p. 16
Classification of sandstones	p. 20
The effects on landforms of variations in sandstones	p. 24
Basin characteristics	p. 36
The influence of vertical sequences within basins	p. 39
Lateral changes across basins	p. 43
Conclusions	p. 49
Cliffs	p. 51
Strength-stress relationships in cliffs	p. 51
Undercutting	p. 58
Fatigue and weathering effects	p. 60
Mechanisms of brittle fracture	p. 62
Block failure	p. 65
Rock mass strength	p. 78
Evolution of cliffs	p. 80
Amphitheatres	p. 83
Curved slopes	p. 88
Cross-bedding	p. 88
Jointing	p. 90
Critical partings	p. 94
Weathering and erosion	p. 95
The complex origins of curved forms	p. 99
Apses, arches and natural bridges	p. 100
Polygonal cracking	p. 108
Chemical weathering	p. 113
Arenization and the formation of karst in quartzose sandstones	p. 115
Silica solubility and chemical kinetics	p. 117
The forms and solubility of naturally occurring pure silica	p. 118
Bioweathering	p. 124
Silica transport in streams and groundwater	p. 128
The locus of chemical attack	p. 130
Speleothems	p. 133
Conclusion	p. 141
Solutional landforms	p. 142
Cavernous weathering	p. 143
Small surface features	p. 155
Caves	p. 161
Dolines and shafts	p. 170
Ruiniform landscapes	p. 172
Erosional forms	p. 181
Bare rock surfaces	p. 181
Hillslopes and valleysides	p. 184
Sediment accumulation in upland valleys and the development of dells	p. 187
Erosion along fractures	p. 190
Canyons	p. 193
Channel cutting	p. 199
Scarp retreat and canyon growth	p. 208
Climatic zonation of sandstone terrain	p. 210
The tropics	p. 213
Arid and semi-arid lands	p. 218
Sub-tropical lands	p. 223
Temperate zones	p. 226
Polar lands	p. 237
Conclusions	p. 242
Tectonic constraints on landforms	p. 244
Syn-depositional deformation	p. 244
Post-depositional deformation at the micro- and mesoscale	p. 246
Regions of simple post-depositional deformation	p. 247
An area of simple deformation adjacent to an alpine zone	p. 255
Complex deformation	p. 256
The effects of earthquakes	p. 264
Erosion as a cause of deformation	p. 266
Planation	p. 268
Conclusions	p. 272
References	p. 273
Index	p. 299
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