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THE grikes, or channels, frequently formed by the corrosive action of carbonic and organic acids upon the surfaces of exposed limestone beds are known to most geologists, but a case I recently met with, where similar surface-features have been naturally produced upon a sandstone ledge footing a part of the cliff at Orcombe Point, near Exmouth, is, I venture to think, a phase of marine erosion sufficiently unusual to merit a detailed description.
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CARUS-WILSON, C. Mechanically-formed Grikes in Sandstone. Nature 91, 214 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/091214a0
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