Glacier National Park, Montana. Calcium carbonate deposited in front of Jackson Glacier on recently deglaciated bedrock. 1979.
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1979
Summary
Album caption: Glacier Co, Mont. Index card: Calcium carbonate deposited in front of Jackson Glacier on recently deglaciated bedrock. These deposits are common near the edge of a glacier which has recently retreated, but they disappear within several decades of being exposed. Such deposits do not occur beyond 50 to 100 yards of the terminus of the glacier. Glacier National Park. Glacier County, Montana. August 1, 1979.
Summary
Album caption: Glacier Co, Mont.
Index card: Calcium carbonate deposited in front of Jackson Glacier on recently deglaciated bedrock. These deposits are common near the edge of a glacier which has recently retreated, but they disappear within several decades of being exposed. Such deposits do not occur beyond 50 to 100 yards of the terminus of the glacier. Glacier National Park. Glacier County, Montana. August 1, 1979.
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