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Glacial drift

A general term applied to all rock material (clay, silt, sand, gravel, boulders) transported by a glacier and deposited directly by or from the ice, or by running water emanating from a glacier.

This category is also used for Glacial sediment.

Subtopics:
Till
Stratified glacial sediment

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