sackungとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

sackung (複数形 sackungs または sackungen)

1. (geology) A large-scale landslide with a scarp that may be mistaken for a fault. More specifically- a deep fracture with uphill facing scarps induced by gravitational sliding. Often found near the top of some mountain ranges.
   • 1985, G. Holmes and J. J. Jarvis, “Large-scale toppling within a sackung type deformation at Ben Attow, Scotland”, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, volume 18, number 3 (August 1985), pages 287–289.

参照

• McCalpin, J.P., 1999, Appendix A, p. A-122 to A-142 in Techniques for identifying faults and determining their origins, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NUREG/CR-5503.
• Kellogg, K.S., Bryant, Bruce, and Shorpa, R.R., 2016, pg. 29-30 in Mountains, glaciers, and mines- the story of the Blue River valley, Colorado, and its surrounding mountains, US Geological Survey Circular 1400.