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specimen of schist with andalusite crystals

Figure 3. Well formed glacial grooves developed on bedrock oriented northwest-southeast. The rock surface also shows a sheen that geologists refer to as glacial polish. Fine-grained materials trapped in the base of an advancing glacier cause this polishing.


Last updated on October 6, 2005