karren

views updated May 08 2018

karren German term describing the group of solutional features developed at the surface of an outcrop of hard limestone. Forms range from runnels (shallow troughs) a few millimetres deep to fissures (grikes) extending several metres into the limestone. The word is sometimes used as a synonym of lapiés.

karren

views updated May 14 2018

karren The German name for a group of solutional features developed at the surface of an outcrop of hard limestone. Forms range from runnels (shallow troughs) a few millimetres deep to fissures (grikes) extending several metres into the limestone.