Back رصيف صحراوي Arabic Req Azerbaijani মরুবর্ত্ম Bengali/Bangla Paviment desèrtic Catalan شۆستەی بیابان CKB Pouštní dlažba Czech Steinpflaster German Pavimento desértico Spanish Reg Basque سنگفرش بیابانی Persian
A desert pavement, also called reg (in western Sahara), serir (in eastern Sahara), gibber (in Australia), or saï (in central Asia)[1] is a desert surface covered with closely packed, interlocking angular or rounded rock fragments of pebble and cobble size. They typically top alluvial fans.[2] Desert varnish collects on the exposed surface rocks over time.
Geologists debate the mechanics of pavement formation and their age.
- ^ "Hamada, Reg, Serir, Gibber, Saï". Springer Reference. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ Sharp, Robert (1997). Geology Underfoot: In Death Valley and Owens Valley. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. pp. 119–130. ISBN 9780878423620.