1) Periodic falling of stones
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A rockfall or rock-fall refers to quantities of rock falling freely from a cliff face. A rockfall is a fragment of rock (a block) detached by sliding, toppling, or falling, that falls along a vertical or sub-vertical cliff, proceeds down slope by bouncing and flying along ballistic trajectories or by rolling on talus or debris slopes,” (Varnes, ...
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(from the article `mass movement`) The types of mass movements caused by the above factors include: the abrupt movement and free fall of loosened blocks of solid rock, known as ...
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The most rapid type of mass movement, in which rocks ranging from large masses to small fragments are loosened from the face of a cliff.
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Type of mass movement that involves the detachment and movement of a small block of rock from a cliff face to its base. Normally occurs when the rock has well defined bedding planes that are exaggerated by freeze-thaw action or thermal expansion and contraction.
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The sudden fall of one or more large pieces of a rock from a cliff.
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