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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
glacial clay
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glacial drift — noun : drift 2g(2) * * * Geol. material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater. Also called drift. Cf. till4. * * * glacial drift, clay, gravel, sand, or other rock material transported or… … Useful english dictionary
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Clay-with-Flints — In geology, Clay with Flints was the name given by W. Whitaker in 1861 to a peculiar deposit of stiff red, brown or yellow clay containing unworn whole flints as well as angular shattered fragments, also with a variable admixture of rounded flint … Wikipedia
glacial drift — Geol. material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater. Also called drift. Cf. till4. * * * … Universalium
