Late Weichselian Potholes Near Wolverhampton, England
Abstract Three potholes and a narrow channel cut into bedrock in a side-hill position were observed beneath an Irish Sea till west of Wolverhampton, England. The potholes and the channel are believed to have been cut by subglacial or latero-glacial streams flowing beneath or immediately beside the I...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s002214300002685x 2024-09-15T18:12:13+00:00 Late Weichselian Potholes Near Wolverhampton, England Morgan, Alan V. 1970 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002214300002685x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002214300002685X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 9, issue 55, page 125-133 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 1970 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s002214300002685x 2024-07-24T04:03:32Z Abstract Three potholes and a narrow channel cut into bedrock in a side-hill position were observed beneath an Irish Sea till west of Wolverhampton, England. The potholes and the channel are believed to have been cut by subglacial or latero-glacial streams flowing beneath or immediately beside the Irish Sea ice sheet. They were later choked by sand and gravel from this ice sheet and capped by till which ended the glaciofluvial deposition. Deposits below and above the till have been 14 C dated at 30 655 and 13 490 years B.P. at localities between 13 and 27 km north of the trench section described. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Journal of Glaciology Sea ice Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 9 55 125 133 |
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Abstract Three potholes and a narrow channel cut into bedrock in a side-hill position were observed beneath an Irish Sea till west of Wolverhampton, England. The potholes and the channel are believed to have been cut by subglacial or latero-glacial streams flowing beneath or immediately beside the Irish Sea ice sheet. They were later choked by sand and gravel from this ice sheet and capped by till which ended the glaciofluvial deposition. Deposits below and above the till have been 14 C dated at 30 655 and 13 490 years B.P. at localities between 13 and 27 km north of the trench section described. |
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Late Weichselian Potholes Near Wolverhampton, England |
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Late Weichselian Potholes Near Wolverhampton, England |
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Late Weichselian Potholes Near Wolverhampton, England |
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Late Weichselian Potholes Near Wolverhampton, England |
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Late Weichselian Potholes Near Wolverhampton, England |
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late weichselian potholes near wolverhampton, england |
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