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Shrinkage crack polygon: structure appearing in sedimentary or volcanic rock layer formed by tension due to shrinkage, structure in soil layer formed by tension due to shrinkage of smectitic clay within layer.
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Anderson, S.H. (2014). Shrinkage Crack Polygon. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_420-1
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