Glacial Grooves - New York City (Updated over a year ago)

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Photo of glacial grooves in New York City. Glacial grooves, also known as glacial striation, are parallel lines or grooves in a bedrock surface. They are formed by the deposition of loose rock material that was once embedded in a glacier that has passed over the rock surface.

Tags: glacial grooves , glacial striation , glacier , new york city

Added to Earth - A Work in Progress on April 1, 2014.

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  • Created by: Pestrong, Ray
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  • Type: Slide
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: Ray Pestrong Geosciences Slide Collections, San Francisco State Unviersity
  • Locale: New York
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  • Rights: Public

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Update by DIVA Digitization Team over a year ago