Essays about: "diamikton"

Found 2 essays containing the word diamikton.

  1. 1. A sedimentological and stratigraphical study of Veiki moraine in northernmost Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Þorbjörg Sigfúsdóttir; [2013]
    Keywords : Veiki moraine; glacial geology; Weichselian glaciation; northern Sweden; supraglacial lakes; Veikimorän; glacialgeologi; Weichselistiden; norra Sverige; supraglacial sjö; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Veiki moraine is a landform area consisting of rim-ridged subcircular hummocks and plateaus with depressions in between, mostly located within a N-S extending zone of a hummocky landscape. It is believed to have formed during the pre-late Weichselian and survived overriding by ice during the subsequent glaciations. READ MORE

  3. 2. A sedimentological study on the formation of a hummocky moraine at Törnåkra in Småland, southern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Gunnlaugur Brjánn Thorbergsson ; [2011]
    Keywords : smältvatten; kullformad moränterräng; glaciär; diamikton; dödis; Törnåkra; melt water; hummocky moraine; glacier; diamict; dead ice; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A detailed sedimentological study was made on a section along the side of a moraine hummock at Törnåkra in Småland, south Sweden. Two sedimentary units, A and B, were identified, based on their sediment characteristics. READ MORE