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The debris of boulders eroded and carried down by glaciers will eventually form moraines (mounds) where the front of the glacier melts and retreats, leaving the debris behind. Moraines can be high and wide enough to form a dam, behind which glacial melt water is trapped and lakes are formed.
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∙ 14y agoThey are called glacial erratics or glacial erratic boulders.
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∙ 9y agoA large rock deposited by a glacier is a glacial erratic.
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∙ 13y agoIt is called an erratic.
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∙ 14y agoGlacial erratics
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∙ 13y agoMoraine or till.
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∙ 14y agoGlacial erratics.
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What are large underground lava deposits called?
magma chambers
Wind blown slit can build up in large deposits called?
sand dunes
What is a landform created when a river reaches a large body of water and deposits sediments called?
The answer is DELTA
What is an unsorted mixture ranging from small particles to large boulders?
DEPOSITION
You have several large boulders of milky quartz in your yard Are they worth anything?
Boulders of various sizes are routinely sold by gravel pits, material suppliers, and landscapers. So yes, boulders of milky quartz have value.
Large boulders left as glacial deposits are called what?
Erratic blocks or "erratics" for short.
What large boulders carried along by a river?
Large boulders and smaller rocks can be carried by a river. When rocks and sediment are displaced, it's called erosion.
Ridge left by a glacier?
The ridge formed from till deposits at the edge of a glacier is called a moraine. It may be formed from glacial flours or from large boulders.
What are bits of rocks and dirk on river bottoms called?
Various names, rocks, gravel, boulders, sediment, silt, sand, alluvial deposits, alluvium.
What are large underground lava deposits called?
magma chambers
What is a Flat deposits that cover large area?
they are called layers
What is it called when a mineral deposits large enough and pure enough to be mined called?
Ore
What TM or hm does your Pokemon have to know to push large boulders in Pokemon platinum?
its a hm and its called strength
How can large rock be transported in a river?
Large boulders and smaller rocks can be carried by a river. When rocks and sediment are displaced, it's called erosion.
Why are Jamaicans large deposits of bauxite to Caribbean islands?
it has large deposits of it
This place has huge round boulders along the beach?
New Zealand is the place that has huge round boulders along the beach. These boulders are called the Moeraki Boulders.
Wind blown slit can build up in large deposits called?
sand dunes
