Chatter mark
In
glacial plucking). Marks tend to be crescent-shaped and oriented at right angles to the direction of ice movement.[1][2]
There are three different types of chatter marks. The crescentic gouge is an upstream concave that is made by the removal of a piece of rock. The crescentic fracture is a downstream concave that is also made by the removal of rock. The lunate fracture is also a downstream concave made without the removal of rock.[3]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0393196566
- ^ Dictionary of Geological Terms, Third Edition (1984). American Geological Institute Publications. Robert L. Bates and Julia A. Jackson, Editors
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica
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