These peaks are planar with cross-sections that look like a screen and sides that looks like a pillar. They usually form as a result of rockfalls after weathering along a set of vertical joints (Fig. 13).
Screen-like granite peak, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia
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(2020). Screen-Like Granite Peak. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_2167
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