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The uppermostdiamictiteis also inversely (bottom) to normally graded (top).
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These they ascribed to the pressing of clasts from thediamictiteinto the substrate as flow ceased.
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This indicates that at the time ofdiamictitedeposition a polished surface was not (or was no longer) present over the whole pavement.
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This mudstone is overlain by the upperdiamictite.
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Intercalations ofdiamictitefacies are the result of debris flows.
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Nevertheless, they noted that thediamictitemay be composed of glacially derived material that was subsequently reworked by debris-flow action.
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Fourth, the significance of conspicuous disconformities in adiamictitesuccession is not always clear in terms of sea-level history, particularly in dominantly continental successions.
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Third, if marine fossils are absent, it might be difficult to establish with certainty if a particulardiamictiteunit is of continental or marine origin.
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Both these directions pass under thediamictite.
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However, as a polished surface is preserved within some striations, it was presumably originally present everywhere, but was generally weathered or eroded away prior to deposition of thediamictite.
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That the striations had a glacial origin does not prove that the overlyingdiamictiteis a tillite or, if it is, was in any way related to striation formation.
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The unlithified equivalent of adiamictiteis known either as a diamicton or diamict.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These glacial deposits includediamictite, varved shale and mudstone with dropstones, fluvioglacial gravel and conglomerates.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The age of thediamictiteis not certain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The beds of puddingstone are complexly interbedded with layers of massivediamictiteand laminated and graded argillite and sandstone.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Lithified diamicton is referred to asdiamictite.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although the termdiamictiteis often used for poorly sorted, lithified glacial deposits, this term is applied to this type of sedimentary rock of any origin.
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