Dolomite Relief in the Žibrše Hills

The paper describes the dolomite relief of the Žibrše hills where dells are a characteristic relief feature. It discusses the main geomorphological characteristics and genesis of the relief. Carbonate rock covers almost one half of Slovenia's surface area, of which dolomite comprises about one...

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Main Author: Blaž Komac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2004-01-01
Series:Acta Geographica Slovenica
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Online Access:https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/1049
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description The paper describes the dolomite relief of the Žibrše hills where dells are a characteristic relief feature. It discusses the main geomorphological characteristics and genesis of the relief. Carbonate rock covers almost one half of Slovenia's surface area, of which dolomite comprises about one quarter. Dolomite relief with dells, which cover a little less than one tenth of the dolomite areas, is par-ticularly interesting. The relief with dells is neither typical fluviodenudational relief because there are no surface water streams nor typical karst relief because dells are linear relief features. Their occurrence and development have not previously been studied in detail. The paper describes the principal characteristics of dolomite relief with dells in the Žibrše hills northeast of Logatec. Considered geomorphologically, the studies of the geological structure and chemistry stud-ies indicate that the dells were formed by periglacial processes during the cold periods of the Pleistocene, and due to the carbonate nature of the rock, by karst processes as well.
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spelling doaj.art-0d42aaad2ddd44c8bc3b8fe3fc1af0122022-12-22T04:39:05ZengZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCActa Geographica Slovenica1581-66131581-83142004-01-0143273110.3986/AGS43201794Dolomite Relief in the Žibrše HillsBlaž KomacThe paper describes the dolomite relief of the Žibrše hills where dells are a characteristic relief feature. It discusses the main geomorphological characteristics and genesis of the relief. Carbonate rock covers almost one half of Slovenia's surface area, of which dolomite comprises about one quarter. Dolomite relief with dells, which cover a little less than one tenth of the dolomite areas, is par-ticularly interesting. The relief with dells is neither typical fluviodenudational relief because there are no surface water streams nor typical karst relief because dells are linear relief features. Their occurrence and development have not previously been studied in detail. The paper describes the principal characteristics of dolomite relief with dells in the Žibrše hills northeast of Logatec. Considered geomorphologically, the studies of the geological structure and chemistry stud-ies indicate that the dells were formed by periglacial processes during the cold periods of the Pleistocene, and due to the carbonate nature of the rock, by karst processes as well.https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/1049geomorphologydolomitedellslovenianotranjskažibrše
spellingShingle Blaž Komac
Dolomite Relief in the Žibrše Hills
Acta Geographica Slovenica
geomorphology
dolomite
dell
slovenia
notranjska
žibrše
title Dolomite Relief in the Žibrše Hills
title_full Dolomite Relief in the Žibrše Hills
title_fullStr Dolomite Relief in the Žibrše Hills
title_full_unstemmed Dolomite Relief in the Žibrše Hills
title_short Dolomite Relief in the Žibrše Hills
title_sort dolomite relief in the zibrse hills
topic geomorphology
dolomite
dell
slovenia
notranjska
žibrše
url https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/1049
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