piedmont pediment

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• piedmont —    (adjective)    Lying or formed at the base of a mountain or mountain range; e.g., a piedmont terrace or a piedmont pediment. (noun) An area, plain, slope, glacier, or other feature at the base of a mountain; e.g., a foothill or a bajada. In… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• pediment —    A gently sloping erosional surface developed at the foot of a receding hill or mountain slope, commonly with a slightly concave upward profile, that cross cuts rock or sediment strata that extend beneath adjacent uplands. The erosion surface… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• piedmont slope —    (colloquial: western USA)    The dominant gentle slope at the foot of a mountain; generally used in terms of intermontane basin terrain in arid to subhumid regions.    Main components include:    1) An erosional surface on bedrock adjacent to… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• rock pediment —    An erosion surface of low relief, cut directly into and across bedrock and composed of either bare rock or thinly veneered pedisediment or residuum (e.g., < 1.5 m) over bedrock; it occurs along the flanks of mountain fronts, or at the base… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• planation surface — ▪ geology Introduction       any low relief plain cutting across varied rocks and structures. Among the most common landscapes on Earth, planation surfaces include pediments, pediplains, etchplains, and peneplains. There has been much scientific… …   Universalium

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• rock fan — ▪ geology       fan shaped bedrock surface at the foot of a mountain, often where a stream flows out onto a piedmont slope. It is often covered with a thin veneer of alluvium and may be confused with an alluvial fan. Rock fans are usually quite… …   Universalium