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boulder clay

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boulder clay
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles See also till4
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Noun1.boulder clayboulder clay - unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
till
dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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boulder clay
n (Geol) → Geschiebelehm m


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Unconsolidated boulder clay or indurated till typically overlies carbonate bedrock (AM, GR 3085 G8100, Item 6, AM, GR 3085 G8105, Item 121) and is probably equivalent to till described by Baracos and Kingerski (1998).
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Recently completed geochemical sampling has identified anomalous domains consisting of boulder clay alteration and trace element anomalies including chlorite, illite, dravite, lead, arsenic and yttrium.
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Using modern satellite and computer technology, important geological structures are detectable through surface cover that consists of glacial till and boulder clay.
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