Sedimentary ogives

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Term: Sedimentary ogives
Definition: Alternating bands of light and dark at the firn limit of a glacier; the light bands are usually young and lightest at the highest level up-glacier, becoming increasingly older and darker as they progress down-glacier.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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