Characterisation of a Pleistocene debris-avalanche deposit in the Tenteniguada Basin. Lomoschitz, A., Hervás, J., Yepes, J., and Meco, J. (2008). Landslides, Springer Berlin , pp. 227-234, Volume 5, Number 2 / May, 2008 We studied a large debris-avalanche deposit of Pleistocene age in the Tenteniguada Basin, Gran Canaria Island, Spain. This deposit, which is well preserved because it is mostly covered by basanite lava flows, has distinctive matrix and block facies, hummocky topography and internal structures typical of debris avalanches. However, neither syneruptive lavas nor some characteristic features of volcanic debris-avalanche deposits, such as a stratovolcano edifice or a horseshoe-shaped crater, are present. Keywords: Debris avalanche - Volcanic island - Large landslide - Canary Islands - Gran Canaria. Access the paper or contact the Author
