Definition
grike - a deep, narrow, vertical or steeply inclined rectilinear slot in a rock outcrop as a result of solution along a joint.
Gillieson, 1996
The term “cutters” is commonly used in North America as a synonym for grike, although it is best applied to a variety of grike that develops beneath soil cover.
Gunn, 2004
cutter : A Karren-like groove formed beneath the soil, more commonly referred to as subsoil Karren. See also Karren.
Monroe, 1970
cutter : Solution crevice in limestone underlying residual phosphate deposits.
Monroe, 1970
grike, gryke : A vertical or subvertical fissure in a limestone pavement developed by solution along a joint. Synonym: Kluftkarren.
Monroe, 1970
Kluftkarren or grikes are merely the visible surface expression of the fissures of a karstifiable rock; as such, they are a significant component of the epikarst, or the outer skin of the whole karst system.
N.N.
A cutter is a deep grike that has formed under an acidic soil cover, often with a complex curved cross section, some cavernous karren, and remnant rounded pinnacles.
White and Culver, 2012
Frame
| FORM | often with a complex curved cross section |
| some cavernous karren | |
| remnant rounded pinnacles | |
| Solution crevice in limestone | |
| Karren-like | |
| vertical or subvertical fissure | |
| vertical or steeply inclined | |
| narrow | |
| deep | |
| rectilinear | |
| LOCATION | has formed under an acidic soil cover |
| underlying residual phosphate deposits | |
| formed beneath the soil | |
| develops beneath soil cover | |
| along a joint | |
| in a rock outcrop | |
| CAUSE | developed by solution |
| as a result of solution along a joint | |
| COMPOSITION | in a limestone pavement |