"Erratics" are large rocks that are not the same as the rock types found in the area and are deposited by the glaciers as they move or melt.
<h3>What are erratics?</h3>
Stones and rocks that were carried by a glacier and then abandoned after the glacier melted are known as glacial erratics.
Some characteristics of erratics are-
The bedrock where the glacial erratic is deposited has a distinct lithology from the sort of rock that makes up the glacier erratic.
A sandstone boulder moved by a glacier and placed on top of limestone bedrock would be an example of an erratic.
Scientists can identify and locate the source outcrop of some erratics because they are made of a particular type of distinguishable rock.
In order to recreate historical glacier flow directions, the timing of glacier retreat, and even the type of glacier flow, it is helpful to analyze glacial erratics.
Large boulders, tiny stones, and pebbles can all be erratic. Every erratic is made of a unique sort of rock.
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