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till fabric analysis
till fabric analysis The measurement of the orientation and dip of the clasts contained within a till, and the subsequent plotting and analysis of the data. These may indicate the direction of a former glacial advance: clasts within a lodgement till tend to lie parallel to the direction of ice movement.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "till fabric analysis." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "till fabric analysis." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-tillfabricanalysis.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "till fabric analysis." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-tillfabricanalysis.html |
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till fabric analysis
till fabric analysis The measurement of the orientation and direction of slope of the fragments contained within a till, and the subsequent plotting and analysis of the data. These may indicate the direction of a former glacial advance (particles tend to lie parallel to the direction of ice movement).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "till fabric analysis." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "till fabric analysis." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-tillfabricanalysis.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "till fabric analysis." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-tillfabricanalysis.html |
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