Maximum altitude of Late Devensian glaciation on the Isle of Mull and Isle of Jura
Evidence provided by striae, ice-moulded rock, erratics and perched boulders indicates that the last (Late Devensian) ice-sheet reached an altitude exceeding 760 m on Mull and 660 m on Jura. The highest summits on both islands support periglacial blockfields, suggesting that they remained as nunatak...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/7fb9a68f-86f1-4cd3-b72a-d0eb266d15f4 2024-06-23T07:53:45+00:00 Maximum altitude of Late Devensian glaciation on the Isle of Mull and Isle of Jura Ballantyne, Colin Kerr 1999 https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/maximum-altitude-of-late-devensian-glaciation-on-the-isle-of-mull-and-isle-of-jura(7fb9a68f-86f1-4cd3-b72a-d0eb266d15f4).html https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg35020097 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033380978&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/maximum-altitude-of-late-devensian-glaciation-on-the-isle-of-mull-and-isle-of-jura(7fb9a68f-86f1-4cd3-b72a-d0eb266d15f4).html info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Ballantyne , C K 1999 , ' Maximum altitude of Late Devensian glaciation on the Isle of Mull and Isle of Jura ' , Scottish Journal of Geology , vol. 35 , no. 2 , pp. 97-106 . https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg35020097 LAST ICE-SHEET NORTHWEST SCOTLAND FORMER NUNATAKS HIGH-RESOLUTION BRITISH-ISLES RECONSTRUCTION SOILS article 1999 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg35020097 2024-06-13T00:03:34Z Evidence provided by striae, ice-moulded rock, erratics and perched boulders indicates that the last (Late Devensian) ice-sheet reached an altitude exceeding 760 m on Mull and 660 m on Jura. The highest summits on both islands support periglacial blockfields, suggesting that they remained as nunataks above the ice surface. This interpretation is supported by analyses of clay-fraction mineralogy, which shows that gibbsite (a pre-late Devensian weathering product) is widespread in blockfield samples but rare in samples below the inferred limit of glaciation, implying removal by Late Devensian glacial erosion. Maximum ice-sheet altitudes of 760-840 m and 660-700 m are inferred for the Ben Moore massif on Mull and Paps of Jura respectively. Reconstruction of ice-sheet configuration in the Inner Hebrides area suggests that the 900 m ice-surface contour followed the west coast of the mainland, but the altitude evidence is insufficient to constrain the westwards extent of the ice sheet. Inferred ice-surface altitudes and directions of ice movement are incompatible with most theoretical models, and even the 'best fit' model of ice dimensions in this area underestimates maximum ice thickness by greater than or equal to 60 m. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet University of St Andrews: Research Portal Jura ENVELOPE(13.501,13.501,68.062,68.062) Mull ENVELOPE(-63.058,-63.058,-74.536,-74.536) Scottish Journal of Geology 35 2 97 106 |
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Evidence provided by striae, ice-moulded rock, erratics and perched boulders indicates that the last (Late Devensian) ice-sheet reached an altitude exceeding 760 m on Mull and 660 m on Jura. The highest summits on both islands support periglacial blockfields, suggesting that they remained as nunataks above the ice surface. This interpretation is supported by analyses of clay-fraction mineralogy, which shows that gibbsite (a pre-late Devensian weathering product) is widespread in blockfield samples but rare in samples below the inferred limit of glaciation, implying removal by Late Devensian glacial erosion. Maximum ice-sheet altitudes of 760-840 m and 660-700 m are inferred for the Ben Moore massif on Mull and Paps of Jura respectively. Reconstruction of ice-sheet configuration in the Inner Hebrides area suggests that the 900 m ice-surface contour followed the west coast of the mainland, but the altitude evidence is insufficient to constrain the westwards extent of the ice sheet. Inferred ice-surface altitudes and directions of ice movement are incompatible with most theoretical models, and even the 'best fit' model of ice dimensions in this area underestimates maximum ice thickness by greater than or equal to 60 m. |
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Maximum altitude of Late Devensian glaciation on the Isle of Mull and Isle of Jura |
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Maximum altitude of Late Devensian glaciation on the Isle of Mull and Isle of Jura |
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Maximum altitude of Late Devensian glaciation on the Isle of Mull and Isle of Jura |
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Maximum altitude of Late Devensian glaciation on the Isle of Mull and Isle of Jura |
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Maximum altitude of Late Devensian glaciation on the Isle of Mull and Isle of Jura |
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maximum altitude of late devensian glaciation on the isle of mull and isle of jura |
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