Original paper
Two small-scale solution features of limestone outcrops in Sarawak, Malaysia
Wall, J.R.D; Wilford, G.E.
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie Volume 10 Issue 1 (1966), p. 90 - 94
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published: Apr 13, 1966
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Abstract
Previously undescribed ripple-like patterns and root channels are common on limestone outcrops near Bau Village (long. 110° 10'E; lat. 1° 25'N), 40 km southwest of Kuching, the capital of Sarawak. The Upper Jurassic limestone on which they are found forms outcrops rising to 500 metres above local base level; it is a pure, massive, crystalline, and predominantly fine-grained rock with widely spaced joints and has a low primary porosity (Wilford & Wall, 1965, in press). The climate is equatorial with a mean annual rainfall of about 3750 mm and a uniform mean monthly temperature of 27° C.
Keywords
limestone • ripple • Malaysia