A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been …

moraine, accumulation of rock debris (till) carried or deposited by a glacier. The material, which ranges in size from blocks or boulders (usually faceted or striated) to sand and clay, is …

冰碛（Moraine），在冰川堆积作用过程中，所挟带和搬运的碎屑构成的堆积物，又称冰川沉积物。 它是冰川消融后，以不同形式搬运的物质堆积而成。 它实质上是未经其他外力特别是未经 …

2024年1月4日 · A moraine is material left behind by a moving glacier. This material is usually soil and rock . Just as rivers carry along all sorts of debris and silt that eventually builds up to form …

2020年6月22日 · Moraines are distinct ridges or mounds of debris that are laid down directly by a glacier or pushed up by it 1. The term moraine is used to describe a wide variety of landforms …

Moraines containing gravel, sand and clay were draped upon the landscape and silt was left on the extinct lake bottoms. In alpine glaciers, ground moraines are often found between the two …

2017年4月25日 · What Is A Moraine? Moraine is a ridge or a mound formed by the deposition of till. It is formed by the accumulation of unconsolidated glacier sediments or glacier debris …

2014年1月1日 · “Moraine” is a genetic term for a landform deposited in a glacial environment (Benn and Evans, 2010; Schomacker, 2011). Commonly, “moraine” refers to a ridge-shaped …

2025年2月4日 · A moraine is a geological landform created by a mixture of clay, sand, rocks, and mountain debris. It can be formed when a glacier melts and leaves behind a load of this …

Also known as glacial tills, glacial moraines are geological features that form through the action of glaciers, the latter being large masses of ice that move slowly across the Earth. These …