Aktiver Blockgletscher

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,2%)
Color RGB
R: 250 G: 250 B: 250
Rank
unconsolidated deposit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Aktiver Blockgletscher
Français
Glacier rocheux actif
Italiano
Ghiacciaio roccioso recente
English
Active rock glacier
Historical Variants

aktiver Blockgletscher = glacier rocheux actif = ghiacciaio roccioso attivo = active rock glacier (BWG 2003: G11), rezenter Blockgletscher

Description

Description

Rezenter, aktiver Blockgletscher, bestehend aus einer Akkumulation von Blockschutt in Form charakteristischer Zungen und Loben. Das Fliessen des Materials wird durch das Vorhandensein von Eis verursacht.

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
Metamorphism
non metamorphic
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