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gibber plain
gibber plain A term used in Australia to describe an extensive plain (normally a pediplain) that is mantled by loose rock fragments (gibber). These fragments are typically the rubble left from the destruction of a silcrete duricrust or from the breakdown of resistant conglomerates (in which case the gibber consists of quartz pebbles).
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "gibber plain." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "gibber plain." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-gibberplain.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "gibber plain." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-gibberplain.html |
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gibber plain
gibber plain The Australian name for an extensive plain (normally a pediplain) that is mantled by loose rock fragments (gibber). These fragments are typically the rubble left from the destruction of a silcrete duricrust or from the breakdown of resistant conglomerates (in which case the gibber consists of quartz pebbles).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "gibber plain." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "gibber plain." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-gibberplain.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "gibber plain." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-gibberplain.html |
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