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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
glacial rock
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Rock flour — Rock flour, or glacial flour, consists of clay sized particles of rock, generated by glacial erosion or by artificial grinding to a similar size. Because the material is very small, it is suspended in river water making the water appear cloudy.… … 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
Glacial striation — Glacial striations or glacial grooves are scratches or gouges cut into bedrock by process of glacial abrasion. Glacial striations usually occur as multiple straight, parallel grooves representing the movement of the sediment loaded base of the… … Wikipedia
Rock glacier — Rock glaciers are distinctive geomorphological landforms of blocky detritus which may extend outward and downslope from talus cones or from glaciers or the terminal moraines of glaciers. Their growth and formation is subject to some debate, with… … Wikipedia
Glacial polish — is a characteristic of rock surfaces where glaciers have passed over bedrock, typically granite or other hard igneous or metamorphic rock. Moving ice will carry pebbles and sand grains removed from upper levels which in turn grind a smooth or… … Wikipedia
Glacial Lake Passaic — was a prehistoric proglacial lake that existed in northern New Jersey in the United States at the end of the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago, which was formed of waters released by the melting of the retreating Wisconsin Glacier that… … Wikipedia
Rock Hyrax — Rock Hyrax[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
Rock City, Kansas — Rock City is a park located on hillsides overlooking the Solomon River in Ottawa County, Kansas. It is 3.6 miles south of Minneapolis, Kansas and just over 0.5 mile west of K 106 and the Minneapolis City County Airport on Ivy Road at coor… … Wikipedia
glacial deposits — plural noun Rock material deposited by glaciers or glacier associated streams and lakes • • • Main Entry: ↑glacial … Useful english dictionary
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
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
