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esker, long, narrow, winding ridge of stratified sand-and-gravel drift drift, deposit of mixed clay, gravel, sand, and boulders transported and laid down by glaciers. Stratified, or glaciofluvial, drift is carried by waters flowing from the melting ice of a glacier. ..... Click the link for more information. . Eskers, many miles long and resembling abandoned railway embankments, occur in Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland, and New England; they arose from deposition of sediment in the beds of streams flowing through or beneath glaciers. esker [′es·kər] (geology) A sinuous ridge of constructional form, consisting of stratified accumulations, glacial sand, and gravel. Also known as asar; eschar; eskar; osar; serpent kame. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This interpretation is based on sampling of glacial material including basal till and eskers down-ice from 32 airborne targets delineated using proprietary airborne magnetics. Gold has been panned from glacial sediments along three eskers in the area. |
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