Landform development at the Ciudad Encantada, near Cuenca, Spain
- Twidale, C. R. 1
- Centeno, J. D. 2
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University of Adelaide
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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ISSN: 0213-4497
Année de publication: 1993
Número: 18
Pages: 257-269
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Cadernos do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe: Revista de xeoloxía galega e do hercínico peninsular
Résumé
The Ciudad Encantada, near Cuenca, in east-central Spain, is a complex of mushroom-shaped rocks and elongate plateau remnants developed in flat-lying Cretaceous dolomite. Natural bridges are also present. The forms are attributed partly to structural factors, namely the presence of strata of contrasted resistance to weathering and erosion, but also to differential subsurface moisture attack beneath the plateau surface. Other factors contributing to the relative stability of the caprock include biotic coating, calcite concentration, and dryness at site scale.