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GLACIAL CONTACT SEDIMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

[A] deposit that occurs when in contact with ice, such as kames and eskers.

OBS

ice-contact deposit: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • ice contact landform

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Les sédiments juxtaglaciaires montrent un arrangement interne des matériaux qui reflète bien une mise en place au contact de la glace.

CONT

Les sédiments de contact glaciaire, sur l'île Banks, prennent la forme d'eskers, de kames, de collines coniques ainsi que de moraines terminales, frontales, de chevauchement [...]

OBS

juxtaglaciaire : Se dit des dépôts et des formes situés contre le bord d'un glacier et des processus qui les engendrent.

OBS

dépôt de contact glaciaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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