- and
diamictites are
often mistakenly interpreted as
having an
essentially glacial origin (see
Snowball Earth). The most
common origin for
diamictites, however...
- were
present at low
latitudes is contested, and the
glacial sediments (
diamictites) are discontinuous,
alternating with
carbonate and
other sedimentary...
-
Gaskiers glaciation is a
period of
widespread glacial deposits (e.g.
diamictites) that
lasted under 340
thousand years,
between 579.63 ± 0.15 and 579...
- m****ive, and clast-poor
diamictites and
rarer mudrock deposits. The
diamictites are
highly compacted and
overlie stratified diamictites and mudrocks. The southern...
- This
Pleistocene layer disconformably overlies Pliocene and
Miocene diamictites.
Endolithic bacteria have been
found living in the Dry Valleys, sheltered...
-
known as the
Squantum diamictite,
Squantum 'Tillite',
Squantum Tillite, or the
Squantum Tilloid. It
consists largely of
diamictites that are a heterogeneous...
- Uruguay,
evidence of the
Marinoan glaciation is
known from dropstones,
diamictites, rhythmites,
clast layers, and varve-like deposits.
According to Eyles...
-
glacial diamictites. However, the
Kaigas formation was
later determined to be non-glacial, and a
Sturtian age was ****igned to the
Numees diamictites. Thus...
-
striations are from time to time
formed by
mudflows or
tectonic movements.
Diamictites (poorly
sorted conglomerates).
Originally described as
glacial till,...
- Coquina –
Sedimentary rock that is
composed mostly of
fragments of s****
Diamictite – Type of
sedimentary rock Diatomite – Soft,
siliceous sedimentary rock...
