Erratic judgements
Re‐evaluating solutional erosion rates of limestones using erratic‐pedestal sites, including Norber, Yorkshire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8360374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H S Goldie (Durham University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 433-442 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2005.00653.x |
| OpenAlex | W2151420078 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
The re‐interpretation of surface karst landforms in Northern England has led to a re‐examination of well‐known erratic‐pedestal sites that were the origin for karst denudation rates applied extensively, on the supposition that erratics protect underlying limestone from rainwater solution. Height of the pedestal has been used to calculate long‐term solutional‐lowering, as much as 50 cm in 15 ka (33.3 mm/ka) from UK sites. The sites include Norber and Scar Close, Yorkshire, UK. This paper shows that the sites have been misinterpreted, in particular at Norber where the erratics lie on a pre‐existing structurally stepped surface. Norber and several other sites also experience much mechanical weathering, in relatively weak, well‐fractured limestones, a process which must be distinguished from solution. Sites in strong, less‐fractured limestones demonstrate lower rates, which are sounder indications of land surface lowering. Some pedestals have been confirmed as partly resulting from solutional weathering in surrounding soil and vegetation. Re‐evaluation reduces solution rates to 3–13 cm in 15 ka. Applying such rates has profound implications for understanding limestone landscapes, challenging orthodox views
Archaeology · Denudation · Erosion · Geochemistry · Geography · Geomorphology · Karst · Landform · Pedestal · Weathering · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Karst Systems and Hydrogeology · Landslides and related hazards · Paleontology
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2018 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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