Rockslide
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A rockslide is a type of landslide
caused by rock failure in which part of the plane of failure passes through intact rock and where material collapses en masse and not in individual blocks.
The mode of failure is different from that of a rock-fall.
Landslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
caused by rock failure in which part of the plane of failure passes through intact rock and where material collapses en masse and not in individual blocks.
The mode of failure is different from that of a rock-fall.