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limestone pavement![]() The physical weathering and erosion of a limestone landscape. The freezing and thawing of rain and its mild acidic properties cause cracks and joints to enlarge, forming limestone pavements, potholes, caves, and caverns. ![]() The limestone pavement at Malham, North Yorkshire. It is an excellent example of this particular geological feature. More or less horizontal, the pavement has a bare limestone surface, cut into by grikes (deep fissures) running at right angles to each other, leaving clints (the slabs of limestone) between them.
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The clean-up operation began after environmentalists became concerned about damage done to the limestone pavement, Europe's largest, which makes north-west Clare so distinct. It has extensive areas of limestone pavement as well as grassland and woodland. Conditions for limestone pavements are created when an advancing glacier scrapes away overburden and exposes horizontally-bedded |
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