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- Glacial_erratic abstract "A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests. "Erratics" take their name from the Latin word errare, and are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres. Erratics can range in size from pebbles to large boulders such as Big Rock (15,000 tonnes or 17,000 short tons) in Alberta.Geologists identify erratics by studying the rocks surrounding the position of the erratic and the composition of the erratic itself. Erratics are significant because:Since they are transported by glaciers, they are one of a series of indicators which mark the path of prehistoric glacier movement. Their lithographic origin can be traced to the parent bedrock, allowing for confirmation of the ice flow route.They can be transported by ice-rafting. This allows quantification of the extent of glacial flooding resulting from ice dam failure which release the waters stored in proglacial lakes such as Lake Missoula. Erratics released by ice-rafts that were stranded and subsequently melt, dropping their load, allow characterization of the high-water marks for transient floods in areas like temporary Lake Lewis.Erratics dropped by icebergs melting in the ocean can be used to track Antarctic and Arctic-region glacial movements for periods prior to record retention. Also known as dropstones, these can be correlated with ocean temperatures and levels to better understand and calibrate models of the global climate.↑".
- Glacial_erratic thumbnail Bigrock.jpg?width=300.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Allochthon.
- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Ancient_civilizations.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Athabasca_River.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Big_Rock_(glacial_erratic).
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Cape_Cod.
- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Category:Glacial_erratics.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Civilization.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Der_Alte_Schwede.
- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Doane_Rock.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Epic_of_Gilgamesh.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Estonia.
- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Fantastic_Erratic.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink File:Erratics-Cascades-PB110028.JPG.
- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Fitchburg,_Massachusetts.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink General_Circulation_Model.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Glacial_erratic_boulders_in_King_County,_Washington.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Lithology.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Merton,_Norfolk.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Montana.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Pilgrim_(Plymouth_Colony).
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Pleistocene.
- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Plucking_(glaciation).
- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Plymouth,_Massachusetts.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada.
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Rock_(geology).
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- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Rollstone_Hill.
- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Saskatchewan.
- Glacial_erratic wikiPageWikiLink Seattle.