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Geological Formation

Danxia Landform

Named Rock Formations and Groups

The Danxia landform is a distinctive landscape found in southeast, southwest, and northwest China, made up of red bed formations marked by steep cliffs. It represents a unique kind of petrographic geomorphology developed from red colored sandstones and conglomerates that are largely of Cretaceous age. Because Danxia landscapes closely resemble karst topography, which forms in limestone terrain, but are instead carved from sandstone and conglomerate, they are sometimes described as pseudo karst landforms, shaped by a combination of internal, or endogenous, geological forces and external, or exogenous, erosional forces.

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Associated With

Conglomerate, Materials
Source Danxia landform (Wikipedia)
Cretaceous, Eras
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Sandstone, Materials
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Caused By

Sedimentation, Processes
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In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines
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Found In

China

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Danxia landform (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: Named Scenic Rock and Cliff Formations, Lead paragraph
    red bed characterized by steep cliffs
  • Associated With: Cretaceous, Lead paragraph
    Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age.
  • Associated With: Cretaceous, Lead, age Cretaceous
    Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age.
  • Associated With: Sandstone, Lead, rock Sandstone
    Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age.
  • Associated With: Conglomerate, Lead, rock Conglomerate
    Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age.
  • In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
    The Danxia landform (Chinese: 丹霞地貌; pinyin: dānxiá dìmào; Jyutping: daan1haa4 dei6maau6) is a set of landscapes found in southeast, southwest and northwest China that "consist of a red bed characterized by steep cliffs". It is a unique type of petrographic geomorphology found in China
  • Caused By: Sedimentation, Lead section (caused-by Sedimentation)
    Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age.
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