Geology 103Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Tim HornerGeology Department, CSU Sacramento
Lecture #15: Glacial systems
Reading assignments:
Boggs, 5th ed., pp. 235-243
SACRAMENTOSTATE
From Steven Dutch, University of Wisconsin Green Bay, http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/EarthSC202Notes/GLACIAL.HTM
Snowfall vs Melting & Evaporation (Ablation)
From Steven Dutch, University of Wisconsin Green Bay, http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/202ovhds.htm
Figure 8.27 From Boggs (2006), Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Glacial environments:
Poorly sorted:
Glacial grooves:
Glacial grooves- Kelly's island, Ohio:
Glacial grooves- Kelly's island, Ohio:
Figure 8.29 From Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Glacial moraine:
Figure 8.30 From Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Glaciomarine sedimentation:
Figure 11.32 From Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 2nd ed., p. 391
Glaciomarine deposits:
Figure 11.31 From Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 2nd ed., p. 390
Terrestrial glacial deposits: