• Landform
  • Surface landform

solution pan

kamenitza, opferkessel, panhole, tinajita

1.

solution pan - a dish-shaped depression on flatfish rock; its sides may overhang and carry solution flutes. its bottom may have a cover of organic remains, silt, clay or rock fragments.

Gillieson, 1996

2.

solution pan : Shallow solution basin formed on bare limestone, generally characterized by flat bottom and overhanging sides. Synonyms: Kamenitza; Opferkessel; panhole; tinajita.

Monroe, 1970

CAUSE solution
FORM generally characterized by flat bottom and overhanging sides
Shallow
COMPOSITION formed on bare limestone
LOCATION its sides may overhang and carry solution flutes
dish-shaped depression
CONTAINS its bottom may have a cover of organic remains
DEFINED_AS silt