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Alignment of dolines north-west of Lake Constance, Germany

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. Matschinski
M. Matschinski
Affiliation:
Institut de Statistique de L'Université de Paris, 41, Rue Albert Peuvrier, 91 St. Michel-sur-Orge, France.
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Summary

An account is given of the karst features of a given area, and ways of finding some order in their apparently chaotic arrangement. The simplest characteristic to study is the alignments of the karst features. These can be determined either subjectively (following the simple overall impression given by the area), or objectively (on the basis of various mathematical or graphical operations).

A distinction between “local” and “general” alignment by an elementary statistical-graphical method is proposed. This method is applied to the Lake Constance area, and the results are interpretated in relation to the geological features of the area. It is concluded that (a) the structural features of an area have a strong influence on the karst phenomena, and (b) there is a possibility of revealing, and even making geometrical determinations of, some geologically fundamental directions, e.g. tectonic—from an analysis of the distribution of such relatively superficial phenomena as karst features.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 105 , Issue 1 , February 1968 , pp. 56 - 61
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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