striations

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Term: striations
Definition: Multiple, generally parallel, linear grooves, carved by rocks frozen in the bed of a glacier into the bedrock over which it flows. Grooves of scratches found in surface rock that are the result of glacial abrasion.
GCW PhysicalGeography USGSGlaciers
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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