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单词 periglacial
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periglacial

/ˌpɛrɪˈɡleɪʃ(ə)l / /ˌpɛrɪˈɡsɪəleɪʃ(ə)l/
adjective Geology
Relating to or denoting an area adjacent to a glacier or ice sheet or otherwise subject to repeated freezing and thawing.These may be of fluviatile, glacial, periglacial, lacustrine, aeolian, or marine origin....
  • Sandstone-filled cracks exposed at the unconformity are viewed as periglacial frost fissures.
  • Hence the cracks probably developed following glacial retreat when the area containing the eroded surface of Bedford Sandstone was in a periglacial setting.
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