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How does a dirt cone form?

Updated: 12/11/2022
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A dirt cone is a feature of a glacier or snow patch, in which dirt, which has fallen into ice, firn or snow, forms a coating which insulates the ice below. The surrounding ice melts away, leaving the dirt cone. In other words, ablation has formed in a sort of stupid (retarded) way. Strange.

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