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18-Lujiadu Cuesta
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Lujiadu Cuesta
The palisades is approximately vertical with the height of 250-350m; the top of palisades is a broad smooth slope which is stretched over several kilometers,and the slope surface is basically flat with thick weathered layer, and it is usually covered by large area of meadow.

Development characteristic of Lujiadu Cuesta

NameDevelopment parameter of steep slopeDevelopment parameter of gentle slopeDevelopment stratum
Height (m)Length (m)Length (m)Width (m)AreaTop layerSteep slope
Lujiadu Cuesta250-350165016501100-1350About 2.15km2Hard carbonate stratum of Huangchunba Member of Lower Triassic Yelang Formation (T1y)Shabaowan Member of Lower Triassic Yelang Formation (T1y), the rock mainly includes mud rock, silty limestone, and argillaceous limestone with relatively weak lithological characters.