Felsenmeer

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felsenmeer [′felz·ən‚mer]

(geology)

A flat or gently sloping veneer of angular rock fragments occurring on moderate mountain slopes above the timber line.

Felsenmeer

vast placers of blocks of rock on the flat surfaces of mountain peaks, located above the treeline. They form as the result of the processes of frost weathering together with the phenomena of solifluction under conditions of a severe continental climate and the development of permafrost rock.

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No references found			2004, Felsenmeer persistence through glacial periods in the Torngat and Kaumajet Mountains, Quebec-Labrador, as determined by soil weathering and cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. ACID-3 Workshop, October 16-17, 2006 by Geoscience Canada The thick-bedded and massive members are fractured and frost-heaved into large slabs of felsenmeer that raft downhill for considerable distances and locally override the Lower Schist Unit. Great mining camps of Canada 1. The history and geology of the Keno ... by Cathro, R.J. / Geoscience Canada			Fell, Dr. Gideon Fell, John fell-field Fellenberg, Philipp Emanuel von Feller, Bob Feller, William Fellers, Carl R. Fellin Felling Felling and Hauling Machine Felling Contract Felling, Arthur Fellini Fellini, Federico Fellner, William felloe fellow fellow traveller fellowship Fellowship of Revolutionary Youth of Vietnam Feloidea felon Felon's unit felony felony and misdemeanour Felsenmeer Felsenstein, Walter Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Felsenthal, Bernhard felsic felsic and mafic rocks felsic rock Felsite Felsitic Texture felsöbányaite felsophyric felspar Felt felt nail felt paper felt side felt-and-gravel roofing Felten, Iurii Felten, Iurii Matveevich felting felting down Felton, William Harrell feltwork felty Felty's syndrome Felucca			felony felony felony felony felony felony Felony Action Squad Felony and Misdemeanour Felony and Misdemeanour Felony and Misdemeanour Felony and Misdemeanour Felony and Misdemeanour Felony Breaking and Entering Felony Conviction Data Felony Investigative Assistance Team Felony Mulder Felony murder Felony murder doctrine Felony murder rule Felony Settlement Conference Felony-Murder Rule felos de se Felotens FELP FELPPC Felquiste FELR Fels FELSA FELSEF Felsenmeer Felsenstein Medical Research Center Felsenstein, Walter Felsenthal Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Felsenthal, Bernhard FELSI felsic felsic felsic and mafic rocks Felsic Index Felsic magma Felsic magma Felsic mineral Felsic mineral Felsic rock Felsic rock FELSISA felsite felsite felsitic felsitic Felsitic Texture felsöbányaite felsophyric Felsõtárkányi Állami Erdei Vasútak felspar felspar felspar felspars felspars

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