Tessellated pavement

A tessellated pavement at Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, where a rock surface has been divided by fractures, producing a set of rectangular blocks

In geology and geomorphology, a tessellated pavement is a relatively flat rock surface that is subdivided into polygons by fractures, frequently systematic joints, within the rock. This type of rock pavement bears this name because it is fractured into polygonal blocks that resemble tiles of a mosaic floor, or tessellations.[1]

  1. ^ Branagan, D.F. (1983) Tesselated pavements. In R.W. Young and G.C. Nanson, eds., pp. 11–20, Aspects of Australian sandstone landscapes. Special Publication No. 1, Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. 126 pp. ISBN 0864180012