A mushroom rock, also called a pedestal rock, rock pedestal or gour, is a naturally occurring rock whose shape resembles a mushroom. Mushroom rocks are shaped in a number of ways, including erosion and weathering, glacial action, or a sudden disturbance, and are related to, but distinct from, the yardang.
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In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
A mushroom rock, also called a pedestal rock, rock pedestal, or gour, is a naturally occurring rock whose shape, as its name implies, resembles a mushroom
Caused By: Erosion, Lead sentence
The rocks are deformed in a number of different ways: by erosion and weathering, glacial action, or from a sudden disturbance.
Caused By: Weathering, Lead sentence
The rocks are deformed in a number of different ways: by erosion and weathering, glacial action, or from a sudden disturbance.
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