LANDSLIDE TERRANE NEAR MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA,

Abstract

Three groups of landslides and mudflows totalling 22 square kilometers are recognized near Medellin, Colombia. The deposits are described and alternative hypotheses are proposed to account for their origin. It is suggested that pre-historic earthquake shocks triggered the slides. The significance of mass-wasting as a degradational process in the geomorphic evolution of a seismically active region is described and evaluated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709129

Entities

People

  • Roy J. Shlemon

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Colombia
  • Continents
  • Cooperation
  • Earthquakes
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geological Phenomena
  • Hypotheses
  • Landslides
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Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Seismology