- into
solid rock, it is
known as the
sedimentary rock
tillite.
Matching beds of
ancient tillites on
opposite sides of the
south Atlantic Ocean provided...
- of co****-grained
material and many
glacial deposits are conglomeratic.
tillites, the
sediments deposited directly by a glacier, are
typically poorly sorted...
-
pavement shows striae on
Table Mountain sandstone at the base of the
Dwyka tillite of the
Karoo System and is
approximately 300
million years Old. Current...
-
Vendian was
suggested to be
defined at the base of the
Varanger (Laplandian)
tillites. The
Vendian in its type area
consists of
large subdivisions such as Laplandian...
- ; Frakes, L. A. (2003). "First
known Cretaceous glaciation:
Livingston Tillite Member of the Cadna-owie Formation,
South Australia".
Australian Journal...
- some
marine lava deposits, inters****d with softer, more
easily eroded tillites,
mudstones and conglomerates. The
oldest rocks (laid down 2.97 billion...
-
named by
NZGSAE (1961–62)
because it
contains outcrops of
ancient moraine (
tillite),
indicative of
glacial action in
remote Paleozoic times. 83°47′S 166°55′E...
- and Krinsley, D.H., 1966. The
definition and
identification of
tills and
tillites. Earth-Science Reviews, 2, pp.225-256. "Diluvium" . The
American Cyclopædia...
- glaciers,
inferred from
oriented glacial striations and
deposits called tillites,
suggested the
existence of the
supercontinent of Gondwana,
which became...
- Sylvinite –
Sedimentary rock made of a
mechanical mixture of
sylvite and
halite Tillite – Till
which has been
indurated or
lithified by
burial Travertine – Form...
