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Scree logo #10101) Accumulation of pebbles 2) Cliff-base debris 3) Cliff-base pile of rocks 4) Cliff-base rock pile 5) Cliff-side rubble 6) Cliffside debris 7) Cliffside detritus 8) Cliffside litter 9) Crater debris 10) Debris of fallen rocks 11) Discreetly conceals rocks 12) Fallen rocks 13) Fallen-rock debris 14) Formation
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Scree logo #10101) Talus
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Scree logo #21000 Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs, volcanoes or valley shoulders that has accumulated through periodic rockfall from adjacent cliff faces. Landforms associated with these materials are often called talus deposits. Talus deposits typically have a concave upwards form, while the maximum inclination ...
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scree logo #22641sloping mass of loose rock at base of a cliff
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Scree logo #22299Small loose rocks. Difficult to ascend, like climbing a slope of loose sand, scree slopes are often used for descents, a practice discouraged by Trads.
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Scree logo #21002• (n.) A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky debris.
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Scree logo #23313Gravel-size loose rock debris, especially on a steep slope or at the base of a cliff, formed as a result of disintegration largely by weathering.
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Scree logo #22218Loose rock debris covering a slope.
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Scree logo #20972Scree (skrē) noun A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky débris. [ Prov. Eng.] Southey.
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Scree logo #21028An accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the base of a steep rock slope or cliff.
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scree logo #21221Click images to enlargePile of rubble and sediment that collects at the foot of a mountain range or cliff. The rock fragments that form scree are usually broken off by the action of frost (freeze–thaw weathering). With time, the rock-waste builds up into a heap or sheet of rubble that may eventually bury even the...
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Scree logo #22222Loose rock debris covering a slope.
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Scree logo #23001 A pile of rubble along the base of a steep valley, crag or cliff composed of small pieces of rock and gravel that have fallen down from above due to weathering. The rock usually becomes detached as a result of freezing and thawing. (The word 'talus' is sometimes used instead of scree, but strictly speaking, talus is made of large pieces of rock).
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