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Lake at Saskatchewan Glacier
Lake at Saskatchewan Glacier
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Mudcracks
Erosional formations at Saskatchewan Glacier
Glacial outwash at Saskatchewan Glacier
Structural morphologies at Saskatchewan Glacier
Glacial ice at Saskatchewan Glacier
Saskatchewan Glacier
Glacier water
Landscape of Ptarmigan Cirque
Parker Ridge
Athabasca Glacier, Striations
Structural morphologies of Sulphur Mountain
Landscape overlooking a glacial valley from the Athabasca Glacier terminal moraine
Climbing ripple cross lamination
Landscape of Drumheller badlands and coulees
Clastic sandstone samples
Porphyry
Thrust fault, Mt. Yamnuska
Dinosaur Provincial Park badlands
Conglomerate samples
Oolite samples
Lake at Saskatchewan Glacier
Large glaciers like Saskatchewan Glacier create depressions in the bedrock due to an added load. As the galcier retreats and melts, these depressions are filled with ice, glacial meltwater, and sediment, forming glacial lakes such as the one in image A. Images B and C depicts the the lake floor beginning to form mudcracks and is composed of fine sediment and sand. Mudcracks are sedimentary structures that form when mud undergoes drying and contracting due to interchanging wet and dry environments. Long dry periods cause fine clay materials to lose their moisture forming cracks, while wet seasons allow for sediment transport to infill the cracks before the mud is remoisturized and swells.
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Digitized Date
07/27/2017
Creator
Dolphin, Glenn
Unique identifier
CU1STO6726
Location
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Canada
Province
Alberta
Municipality
Improvement District No. 9
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"Lake at Saskatchewan Glacier", unknown date, (CU1STO6726) by Dolphin, Glenn. Courtesy of Geoscience Images Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.