Formation of a stratified subglacial 'till' assemblage by ice-marginal thrusting and glacier overriding

Boreas

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Ó Cofaigh, Colm ^a   Evans, David J A ^a   Hiemstra, John F ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMICTON; GLACIER; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; GLACIOTECTONICS; ICE MARGIN; LITHOFACIES; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TILL;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650329567     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2010.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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