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periglacial

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periglacial [ˌpɛrɪˈgleɪʃəl]
adj
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) relating to a region bordering a glacier periglacial climate
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periglacial [ˌpɛrɪˈgleɪʃəl] adjperiglaciale


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The reservoirs are unusual in that many of them are periglacial sandstones often sealed by glacial tillites, one of the few areas in the world where deposits of this type host commercial hydrocarbon reserves (see Oman survey in this volume, issues No.
fluvial, coastal, glacial, periglacial, slope, aeolian, hydrological, volcanic, tectonic etc.
Landforms, ice wedge polygons, and published reports on diatoms, insects, palynomorphs, plant and vertebrate fossils record the transition from glacial to periglacial climate to the Bolling-Allerod warming in Northern Oakland County.
 
 
 
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