Meaning Glacial till
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Glacial tillGlacial till is sediment ground up beneath a glacier and deposited as 'sub-glacial till', or glacial till deposited at the 'terminus' as a 'terminal moraine'. Till is a j [..]
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Glacial tillThe mass of rocks and finely ground material carried by a glacier, then deposited when the ice melted. Creates an unstratified material of varying composition. Glaciation:
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Glacial tillThe mass of rocks and finely ground material carried by a glacier, then deposited when the ice melted. This creates an mixture made up of many different types of rocks and other materials.
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Glacial tillUnsorted sediments ranging in size from clays to boulders that have been carried and deposited by glacial ice.
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Glacial tillA rock containing boulders in a clay matrix deposited from the action of ice in the form of glaciers.
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Glacial tillUnstratified glacial deposits which were in direct contact with the ice and consisting of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders in any proportions.
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