Processes acting to produce glacial detritus

Falconer, Allan

Processes acting to produce glacial detritus

dc.contributor.author	Falconer, Allan
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-08T22:40:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-08T22:40:19Z
dc.date.issued	1969
dc.description.abstract	The traditional view of attrition and abrasion as the major agents producing glacial debris is considered in the light of recent work by engineering geologists and geomorphologists. The decomposition of certain rock types when affected by frost action leads to the concept of rock deterioration within the body of the glacier. It seems that differing rock types with varying responses to low temperature conditions would produce a heterogeneous mixture of particle size such as is usually termed glacial till. Observations in recent work on rock stability emphasise the importance of clay minerals and their mode of occurrence. It is considered that a detailed study of the stability of rocks forming the source region of a glacier should give considerable insight into the nature of the till produced.	en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citation	Falconer, A. (1969). Processes acting to produce glacial detritus. Earth Science Journal, 3(1), 40-43.	en_NZ
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10289/9142
dc.language.iso	en	en_NZ
dc.publisher	Waikato Geological Society, The University of Waikato	en_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Earth Science Journal	en_NZ
dc.rights	© 1969 Waikato Geological Society, The University of Waikato. All items in Research Commons are provided only to permit fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study. They are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.	en_NZ
dc.title	Processes acting to produce glacial detritus	en_NZ
dc.type	Journal Article	en_NZ