Boulder-clay
a glacial deposit consisting chiefly of unstratified clay with embedded boulders.
Historical Examples
Fragments of Earth Lore James Geikie
The Cruise of the Betsey Hugh Miller
Prehistoric Man W. L. H. Duckworth
The Cruise of the Betsey Hugh Miller
Fragments of Earth Lore James Geikie
Hugh Miller William Keith Leask
The Cruise of the Betsey Hugh Miller
Prehistoric Man W. L. H. Duckworth
The History of the European Fauna R. F. Scharff
James Geikie Marion I. Newbigin
noun
an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles See also till4
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