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MARQUE FRICTION OSCILLANTE [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-09-21

English

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

A short crescentic mark that is transverse to the direction of ice movement and that includes a distinct fracture that dips forward into the bedrock, indicating the direction of ice movement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Lorsque les débris enchâssés dans la couche inférieure du glacier, au lieu de se déplacer d'un mouvement régulier, «broutent» sur la surface de la roche en place, ils peuvent produire une série de petites fissures curvilignes et étroitement espacées que l'on appelle fissures de friction.

Spanish

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