Close-packed patterned arrangement of stones and shells on shore-line platforms
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26485/BP/1976/25/1Keywords:
stone rosettes, fitting shells, hydrodynamics, coastal geomorphologyAbstract
This paper examines stone rosettes and tightly packed stone patterns found in coastal and fluvial environments. Based on various case studies, the author argues that these features form primarily through water flow dynamics rather than frost action. Geologically diverse materials, such as shell and slate debris, can produce similar patterns under suitable hydrodynamic conditions.
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