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Landslides

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Landslides take many different forms and sizes. This photo set progresses through the following: slides, falls and flows. Each of these types of landslides may involve rock, debris (mixed rock and soil) or earth (fine-grained material). Flows of very wet earth are called mudflows, and mudflows associated with volcanoes are called lahars. At the end are photos showing various efforts to control landslides. To learn more, see Landslides in a Nutshell.

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A labeled diagramParts of a LandslideSchematic of soil creepSoil CreepPhototaxis beats gravityTree Affected by Soil CreepThe stones appear to bendRock Affected by Soil Creep
Simplest kind of slideBlock Slide DiagramAn Oregon road is closedBlock Slide, Forest Road 19, OregonSchematic of the common slumpSlump or Rotational SlideBerkeley Hills slumpBerkeley Hills Slump
Yet another earthquake hazardSlump Near Morgan Hill, CaliforniaComplex slumps set in shaleSlump, Panoche Hills, CaliforniaTilted strata contribute to slumpingSlumps, Del Puerto Canyon, CaliforniaSchematic of the typeTranslational Slide
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