Foto: A giant rock avalanche in Mongolian Altai
A giant rock avalanche that resulted in the formation of a dammed lake was discovered during geological mapping of the Mongol Altai-50 Project in the valley of Dund Tsenkher gol River, Munhkhairkhan soum, Western Mongolian Altai. The rock avalanche in scope and volume of deposits exceeding 14 million cubic meters is among the largest catastrophic landslides worldwide. The slope instability was favored by crossing of NW–SE and NE–SW trending faults systems, and steep foliation and morphology. The rock avalanche was most probably triggered by an earthquake related to movements in the Tolbonuur and Hovd deep faults. | Žáček, Vladimír | 2013
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Photo linksThemeGeological phenomenon© Photo: Vladimír Žáček, 2013Autorská práva k tomuto snímku nevlastní Česká geologická služba. Cite of the archive photo No: 28564ŽÁČEK, V. (2013): Foto - A giant rock avalanche in Mongolian Altai.
In: Fotoarchiv České geologické služby [online databáze]. Praha, Česká geologická služba [cit. 2024-04-30].
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