glacial (glacier) till

glacial (glacier) till
Золотодобыча: отложенная морена, тилл

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  • glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction  any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… …   Universalium

  • Glacier — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Glacier (disambiguation). The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan. At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, it is one of the longest alpine glaciers on… …   Wikipedia

  • Till — is unsorted glacial sediment. Glacial drift is a general term for the coarsely graded and extremely heterogeneous sediments of glacial origin. Glacial till is that part of glacial drift which was deposited directly by the glacier. It may vary… …   Wikipedia

  • Glacial motion — is the motion of glaciers, which can be likened to rivers of ice. It has played an important role in sculpting many landscapes. Most lakes in the world occupy basins scoured out by glaciers. Glacial motion can be fast (up to 30 m/day, observed on …   Wikipedia

  • till —    [ glacial ]    Dominantly unsorted and unstratified drift, generally unconsolidated and deposited directly by a glacier without subsequent reworking by meltwater, and consisting of a heterogeneous mixture of clay, silt, sand, gravel, stones,… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • Glacial history of Minnesota — The glacial history of Minnesota is most defined since the onset of the last glacial period, which ended some 10,000 years ago. Within the last million years, most of the Midwestern United States and much of Canada were covered at one time or… …   Wikipedia

  • till — till1 /til/, prep. 1. up to the time of; until: to fight till death. 2. before (used in negative constructions): He did not come till today. 3. near or at a specified time: till evening. 4. Chiefly Midland, Southern, and Western U.S. before; to:… …   Universalium

  • Glacial landform — Antique postcard shows rocks scarred by glacial erosion. Yosemite Valley …   Wikipedia

  • Glacial erratic — [ Doane Rock, at Cape Cod National Seashore] A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that deviates from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests; the name is based on the errant location of these boulders. These rocks were… …   Wikipedia

  • glacial valley — ▪ geological formation also called  glacial trough   stream valley that has been glaciated, usually to a typical catenary, or U shaped, cross section. U shaped valleys occur in many parts of the world and are characteristic features of mountain… …   Universalium

  • glacial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. icy (see cold).Ant., torrid. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Cold] Syn. icy, frozen, polar; see cold 1 . 2. [Indifferent] Syn. cool, unfriendly, antagonistic; see cold 2 , indifferent 1 . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students


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