faceted spur

faceted spur
   The inverted V-shaped end of a ridge that has been truncated or steeply beveled by steam erosion (e.g., meander scar or bluff), glacial truncation, or fault scarp displacement.
   Compare: spur.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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