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One of the basic presuppositions of geomorphology is that landforms result from the complex and permanent interaction between geomorphic processes on the one hand, and the structure and fabric of rock materials on the other. Emphasis on either of these two aspects usually depends on prevailing trends in research as well as on personal preferences expressed by individual scientists. This dichotomy, however, is less acute among geomorphologists who are involved in a comprehensive analysis of landscape development, and this chapter attempts to relate the geochemical behaviour of rock constituents to landforms in basement terrains.
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Lagasquie, JJ., Lageat, Y., Godard, A. (2001). Rock Resistance and its Influence on Landforms in Basement Terrains. In: Godard, A., Lagasquie, JJ., Lageat, Y. (eds) Basement Regions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56821-3_5
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