windypit

windypit
   Open fissure, widened by landslip, common in valley side situations where limestone overlies weaker rocks such as clays or shales. The term is commonly used to describe gulls and tectonic caves in the Jurassic limestones of north-east Yorkshire, England [9].

A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. . 2002.

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  • gull —    A widened fissure formed by land slipping along valley sides, generally where massive beds such as limestone overlie weaker rocks [9].    See also tectonic cave; windypit …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • tectonic cave —    A cave formed by some form of ground movement. The most common is due to landsliding in a jointed rock, leaving an open fissure cave parallel to the line of the hillside along the back of the slipped block. Tectonic caves can form in any rock …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

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