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Author:   David J. A. Evans (University of Glasgow, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 19.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9781118652596

ISBN 10:   1118652592
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   24 November 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii 1 Glacigenic Diamictons – A Rationale for Study 1 2 A Brief History of Till Research and Developing Nomenclature 7 3 Till – When is it an Inappropriate Term? 30 4 Glacigenic Diamictons: A Strategy for Field Description and Analysis 35 4.1 Diamicton 35 4.2 (Glacigenic) Melange 37 4.3 Physics of Material Behaviour 40 4.4 Typical Structures 44 4.5 Clast Macrofabrics and Microfabrics 44 5 Subglacial Sedimentary Processes: Origins of Till Matrix and Terminal Grade 54 6 Subglacial Sedimentary Processes:Modern Observations on Till Evolution 59 6.1 Lodgement, Lee-Side Cavity Filling and Ploughing 59 6.2 Deformation 69 6.3 Soft-Bed Sliding (Ice Keel Ploughing), Meltwater Drainage and Ice–Bed Decoupling 77 6.4 Melt-Out 83 6.5 Glacitectonite Production, Rafting and Cannibalisation 86 7 Subglacial Sedimentary Processes: Laboratory and Modelling Experiments on Till Evolution 98 8 Measuring Strain Signatures in Glacial Deposits 104 9 The Geological Record: Products of Lodgement, Cavity Fill and the Boulder Pavement Problem 132 9.1 Introduction – Repositioning Field Studies and Experimental Reductionism 132 9.2 Lodgement 134 9.3 Clast (Boulder) Pavements 139 9.4 Lee-side Cavity Fills 142 10 The Geological Record: Deforming Bed Deposits 145 11 The Geological Record: Sliding Bed Deposits 179 12 The Geological Record: Impacts of PressurisedWater (Clastic Dykes) 188 13 The Geological Record: Melt-out Till 202 14 The Geological Record: Glacitectonite 222 15 Glacial Diamictons Unrelated to Subglacial Processes 259 16 Till Spatial Mosaics, Temporal Variability and Architecture 298 17 Concluding Remarks: The Case for a Simplified Nomenclature 333 References 342 Index 385

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If you are looking for a text that brings together a detailed review of the current state of Till science, then this book is highly recommended. Geoscientist Online

"""If you are looking for a text that brings together a detailed review of the current state of Till science, then this book is highly recommended."" Geoscientist Online"

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David J A Evans is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Durham University, Durham, UK. A leading expert in the field of glacial process sedimentology, his research on the landforms and sediments of modern and ancient glaciated basins has been the catalyst for the compilation of glacial landsystems models and the reconstruction of palaeo-glacier dynamics.

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