Where there is adequate moisture for soil lubrication, solifluction terraces and lobes are common. |
Under such circumstances, solifluction lobes do not often occur, but instead striking sheets or streams of angular rubble form. |
It has a relatively large component of loess and contains ovoid inclusions of loessic silt which were deposited by solifluction. |
An outstanding feature of solifluction is the mass transport of material over low-angle slopes. |
Areas in which solifluction lobes are well formed lie almost entirely above or beyond the forest limit. |
In the Arctic tundra, solifluction is often cited as the reason why rock slabs may be found standing on end. |