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| Image number: | 634 |
| Feature : | granite dome |
| Grouping : | weathering |
| Discipline : | geomorphology |
| Year : | 1975 |
| Locality : | Muhungwe escarpment |
| Country : | Rwanda |
| Region - tribe : | Virunga |
| Physiographic region : | Rift-Albertine |
| Notice : | Striations on the rock related to water flow. Dome forms are often attributed to exfoliation, resulting from pressure release when the rock is liberated from its overburden by erosion. Possibly, the dome form reflects the morphologie of the granitic batholith roof. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 1975 Image 634. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |