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    A tor, which is also known by geomorphologists as either a castle koppie or kopje, is a large, free-standing rock outcrop that rises abruptly from the...
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  • Look up tor, Tor, or TOR in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to: Toronto, Canada Toronto Raptors Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain...
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    A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop. Rock formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting...
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    underwater formation Geofact Giant's Causeway Marine archaeology in the Gulf of Cambay Pantelleria Vecchia Bank Megalith Tor (rock formation) Unidentified...
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  • The Tor Formation is a geological formation of late Campanian to Maastrichtian (uppermost Cretaceous) age. It forms the part of the Chalk Group in the...
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    Glastonbury Tor is a tor near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless St Michael's Tower, a Grade I listed building. The...
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  • Moor Carbilly Tor, Bodmin Moor Fox Tor, Bodmin Moor Tolcarne Tor, Bodmin Moor Greymare Rock, Bodmin Moor Hill Tor, Bodmin Moor Tregarrick Tor, Bodmin Moor...
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    Shale Formation of Serpukhovian age overlain by turbiditic sandstone of the Mam Tor Sandstone Formation of Bashkirian age. A feature of Mam Tor is the...
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    Ringing rocks (redirect from Ringing rock)
    properties. The rock that retained the olivine and pyroxene crystals (OPM) is extremely resistant to weathering and is the material which forms the tors. The altered...
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    recruited via an advert on Gumtree. The band took their name from tors, a type of rock formation commonly found in Dartmoor National Park, after moving to Devon...
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  • Tor Zawar is a disputed fissure vent volcano in western Pakistan and the only recent volcano in Pakistan. Its first, and so far only, eruption occurred...
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  • sp. Abelodon abeli List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.571-573 Bertin, Tor (2010). "A Catalogue of Material and Review...
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    Robin Hood's Stride (category Rock formations of England)
    Robin Hood's Stride (also known as Mock Beggar's Mansion) is a rock formation on the Limestone Way in Derbyshire close to the village of Elton. The nearest...
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    Bowerman's Nose (category Rock formations of England)
    seen as a jagged chain of rocks on top of Hound Tor, while the huntsman himself became the rock formation now known as Bowerman's Nose. 50°36′38″N 3°46′46″W...
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  • Ekofisk. It overlies the Maastrichtian Tor Formation with local evidence of unconformity. It underlies the Våle Formation. NPD. "Ekofisk Fm". Norwegian Petroleum...
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    periglacial tor landform developed in rocks of the Ardingly Sandstone Member of the Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation. It is popular with rock climbers, and...
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    Externsteine (category Rock formations of North Rhine-Westphalia)
    German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding...
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    on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is notable for its rock formations and prehistoric monuments. The Tor is a prominent landmark for a wide area. It consists...
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    Stiperstones (redirect from Manstone Rock)
    by several jagged outcrops of rock, which may be seen silhouetted against the sky. The Stiperstones is noted for its tors of quartzite. The principal ones...
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    Yelverton Rock (also known as The Rock) is a tor-like igneous rock outcrop immediately south-west of Yelverton, Devon. It is located at the southern end...
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    Kjeragbolten (category Rock formations of Norway)
    portal Preikestolen Kjerag The Immortal Bridge, a similar formation on Mount Tai Jøssang, Tor Inge (2008-09-12). "2700 vellykkede hopp fra Kjerag". Stavanger...
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    isolated rock formation, located between Tirschenreuth and Hohenwald in Bavaria. Due to erosion, the granite blocks appear to look like a pile of bags. Tor (geography)...
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  • of islands Atoll – Ring-shaped coral reef Arch – Arch-shaped natural rock formation Ayre – Shingle beaches in Orkney and Shetland Barrier bar – Natural...
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    Dovedale (redirect from Pickering Tor)
    has eroded the rock and soil around them. The National Trust clears plant life to ensure the rock formations are visible. Pickering Tor Tissington Spires...
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    Higger Tor or Higgar Tor is a gritstone tor in the Dark Peak, in the north of the Peak District National Park in England. It overlooks the Burbage Valley...
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    German, which is the collective name for the, mainly, granite rock outcrops, crags and tors in the Harz mountains of Germany. Most of them have the status...
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    Paleocene Ekofisk Formation and the Upper Cretaceous Tor Formation, both Chalk Group rocks containing porosities of 30-40%. "The reservoir rock...is a true...
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    Cuckoo Rock is a tor-like igneous rock outcrop in West Devon. It is located to the east of Burrator Reservoir and to the south east of Down Tor, at a height...
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    Gornaya Shoria megaliths (category Rock formations of Russia)
    that are comparable to the rock formations found in the Mountain Shoriya. These hills and mountains are known as either tors or koppies. Куприянов А.Н...
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    Inselberg (category Rock formations)
    hills, convex-concave hills, rock crest over regolith-covered slope, rock dome (sugarloaf) and kopje or tor. The types of rock of which inselbergs are made...
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