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34-Dazhai Cuesta
Timer：2024-05-08
It is located close to Dazhai village in the downstream of Qijiehe River, and near the entrance of Dacaokou Gorge. The palisades is approximately vertical with the cliff height of 60-90m. 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 Dazhai 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 | |
| Dazhai Cuesta | 60-90 | 300 | 300 | 50-80 | About 21000 m2 | Hard 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. |
