gibber plain

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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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>.

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