A narrow fissure or crack in limestone or similar rock, especially in areas with karst landscapes.
Variant of 'gryke,' possibly from Old Norse 'krikr' meaning 'corner' or 'nook.' The word is chiefly used in British geology and describes features formed by chemical weathering of soluble rock.
Grikes create a natural maze in limestone landscapes where tiny cracks gradually widen into chasms over millennia—nature's slowest architecture carved by nothing but water.
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