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| Image number: | 161 |
| Feature : | granitic dome |
| Grouping : | weathering |
| Discipline : | geomorphology |
| Year : | 1970 |
| Locality : | Jos |
| Country : | Nigeria |
| Region - tribe : | Jos Plateau |
| Physiographic region : | West-African rain belt |
| Notice : | Granitic rocks often offer particular landforms, related to cristalinisation and cooling structures. 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, 1970 Image 161. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/fr/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |