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35-Dacaokou Cuesta
Timer：2024-05-08
It is located close to Tiangu Villa in the downstream of Qijiehe River. The palisades are approximately vertical with the cliff height of 280-310m. The top of palisades is a broad gentle slope with basically flat slope surface, few exposed bed rock, thick weathered layer and it is covered by vegetation.
Main development parameters of Dacaokou Cuesta
| Name | Development parameter of steep slope | Development parameter of gentle slope | Development stratum | ||||
| Height (m) | Length (m) | Length (m) | Width (m) | Area | Top layer | Steep slope | |
| Dacaokou Cuesta | 280-310 | 850 | 850 | 550-700 | About 0.53km2 | Hard carbonate formation in the third and fourth Member of Lower Triassic Yongning zhen Formation (T1yn) | In the first and second Member of lower Triassic Yongningzhen Formation (T1yn), the main rock includes mud rock, marlstone, wormlike limestone and argillaceous dolomite, they are relatively weak. |
