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Exposure through the end moraine of the Selatna glaciation. McGrath district, Kuskokwim region, Alaska. circa 1949.

Summary

Album caption: Exposure through the end moraine of the Selatna glaciation along the Big River. Till (light-gray bands) is interbedded with outwash gravel (dark-gray bands), reflecting minor advances and retreats of the ice margin. Large boulder shown in picture has diameter of about 4 feet. This exposure is 6 miles southwest of Lone Mountain. McGrath district, Kuskokwim region, Alaska. circa 1949. Published as figure 24 in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1071-G. 1960. No index card available.

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U.S. Geological Survey
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Fernald, Arthur Thomas

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