Silicate karren

Small scale sculpturing (karren) analogous to forms on limestone are found on a variety of rocks, and in a variety of climates.

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Solution pans (kamenitza) on the crest of a granite inselberg, Eyre Peninsula, SA.
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Vertical solution runnels (wandkarren) on a granite face.
Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, SA.
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Large solution runnel (rinnenkarren) on a granite surface.
Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, SA.
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