Lithological and glacial geomorphological studies near the erratics terrain, Calgary area, Alberta
Bibliography: p. 154-163. This study is an attempt to determine the lithology of tills in the minity of the Foothills Erratics Train in order to learn more about the origin of this train, the interrelation between Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets, and. the glacial history of the Calgary area. P...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:1880/1872 2023-08-27T04:10:01+02:00 Lithological and glacial geomorphological studies near the erratics terrain, Calgary area, Alberta Morgan, Alan Vivian Nelson, James Gordon 200000501 1966 xiii, 178 leaves : ill. 30 cm. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1880/1872 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/23347 eng eng University of Calgary Calgary Additonal Copy: GB 428.5 C2 M67 1966a Geology 82481489 Morgan, A. V. (1966). Lithological and glacial geomorphological studies near the erratics terrain, Calgary area, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23347 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/23347 Barcode: 82481489 http://hdl.handle.net/1880/1872 University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Geomorphology - Alberta - Calgary master thesis 1966 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/23347 2023-08-06T06:22:24Z Bibliography: p. 154-163. This study is an attempt to determine the lithology of tills in the minity of the Foothills Erratics Train in order to learn more about the origin of this train, the interrelation between Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets, and. the glacial history of the Calgary area. Pebble lithology was determined and. recorded at 1.5.5 sites distributed over the study area, using igneous and metamorphic, carbonate, and brown and purple quartzite pebbles as indicatorso Mega-erratics of similar lithology were noted over the entire map region. Isolithological maps were prepared for the respective indicators whilst distribution maps were drawn for the different mega-erratic groupso In the course of field work on pebble lithology a number of different deposits were mapped These included. widespread lacustrine sediments , spillway systems , shoreline levels, deltas and other indicators of former lake levels, as well as areas of ground and hummocky moraine, glacio-fluvial features , and periglacial structures. Landforms such as drumlins and eskers were also mapped in the field , whilst fluting directions and washboard moraine areas were studied on air photographs. Conclusions were reached as to the origin of many of the above mentioned features which were also utilized in reconstructing the glacial history of the area The Foothills Erratics Train possibly originated as a giant rockslide or rockslides onto the surface of a glacier near Mount Edith Cavell, Jasper The quartzite erratics , many in excess of one hundred tons, were emplaced in the study area during the retreat of the Wisconsin ice , and prior to, or contemporaneous with, glacial Lake Calgary. At least three major glaciers covered the study area the Cordilleran ice sheet, the Erratics Train glacier and the Jaurentide ice sheet . The possibility exists that further glaciers may have been incorporated into the western edge of the Laurentide ice. A periglacial environment existed during the deposition of waterworked gravels which cap Nose Hill ... Master Thesis Ice Sheet PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository Glacial Lake ENVELOPE(-129.463,-129.463,58.259,58.259) Edith ENVELOPE(-57.617,-57.617,-63.583,-63.583) Mount Edith ENVELOPE(-135.471,-135.471,61.349,61.349) |
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Bibliography: p. 154-163. This study is an attempt to determine the lithology of tills in the minity of the Foothills Erratics Train in order to learn more about the origin of this train, the interrelation between Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets, and. the glacial history of the Calgary area. Pebble lithology was determined and. recorded at 1.5.5 sites distributed over the study area, using igneous and metamorphic, carbonate, and brown and purple quartzite pebbles as indicatorso Mega-erratics of similar lithology were noted over the entire map region. Isolithological maps were prepared for the respective indicators whilst distribution maps were drawn for the different mega-erratic groupso In the course of field work on pebble lithology a number of different deposits were mapped These included. widespread lacustrine sediments , spillway systems , shoreline levels, deltas and other indicators of former lake levels, as well as areas of ground and hummocky moraine, glacio-fluvial features , and periglacial structures. Landforms such as drumlins and eskers were also mapped in the field , whilst fluting directions and washboard moraine areas were studied on air photographs. Conclusions were reached as to the origin of many of the above mentioned features which were also utilized in reconstructing the glacial history of the area The Foothills Erratics Train possibly originated as a giant rockslide or rockslides onto the surface of a glacier near Mount Edith Cavell, Jasper The quartzite erratics , many in excess of one hundred tons, were emplaced in the study area during the retreat of the Wisconsin ice , and prior to, or contemporaneous with, glacial Lake Calgary. At least three major glaciers covered the study area the Cordilleran ice sheet, the Erratics Train glacier and the Jaurentide ice sheet . The possibility exists that further glaciers may have been incorporated into the western edge of the Laurentide ice. A periglacial environment existed during the deposition of waterworked gravels which cap Nose Hill ... |
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Additonal Copy: GB 428.5 C2 M67 1966a Geology 82481489 Morgan, A. V. (1966). Lithological and glacial geomorphological studies near the erratics terrain, Calgary area, Alberta (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/23347 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/23347 Barcode: 82481489 http://hdl.handle.net/1880/1872 |
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University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. |
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