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- glaciers, it is described as diamict or (when lithified) as diamictite. Tillite is a sedimentary rock formed by lithification of till. Glacial till is...
- northwest. A line of peaks extends to the northwest along the west side of Tillite Glacier, ending in Fairchild Peak and Portal Rock. A ridge connects the...
- The Port Askaig Tillite Formation (PATF) (also known as the Port Askaig Formation) is a sequence of glacigenic sedimentary rocks deposited during the...
- overlooks the Olentangy Glacier. From south to north it includes Polygon Spur, Tillite Spur, Red Spur and Mount Huckaby. The southern m****if lies between Olentangy...
- ; Frakes, L. A. (2003). "First known Cretaceous glaciation: Livingston Tillite Member of the Cadna-owie Formation, South Australia". Australian Journal...
- named by NZGSAE (1961–62) because it contains outcrops of ancient moraine (tillite), indicative of glacial action in remote Paleozoic times. 83°47′S 166°55′E...
- The Cancañiri Formation, also named as Cancañiri Tillite, is a Katian to Hirnantian geologic formation of central Bolivia. The pebbly, argillaceous sandstones...
- Vendian was suggested to be defined at the base of the Varanger (Laplandian) tillites. The Vendian in its type area consists of large subdivisions such as Laplandian...
- diamictite, Bigganjargga Tillite or Reusch's Moraine is a diamictite in Finnmark, northern Norway. The rock was first identified as a tillite by Hans Reusch in...
- layer of the TMS Formation. Originally this was topped by a thin glacial tillite layer, known as the Pak****s Formation (see the diagram above, left), above...