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  • Glacial Drift: Understanding Sediments Formed by Glaciers
    The term for all sediments of glacial origin is glacial drift.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Glacial drift is a collective term encompassing all the materials transported and deposited by glaciers. This includes:

    * Till: Unsorted, unstratified sediment directly deposited by the glacier.

    * Outwash: Sorted, stratified sediment deposited by meltwater streams flowing from a glacier.

    * Glaciolacustrine sediments: Sediments deposited in glacial lakes.

    * Glaciofluvial sediments: Sediments deposited by glacial meltwater streams.

    * Glacial erratics: Large boulders transported and deposited by glaciers far from their source.

    So, "glacial drift" is a broad term that encompasses the diverse range of sediments associated with glacial activity.

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