| All the rock debris shown
in the foreground of this photo constitutes ground moraine. The material
was formerly beneath Grinnell Glacier. Debris in moraines ranges in size
from fine silt, which we cannot see in this photo, to large boulders;
thus, moraine deposits are unsorted. The rock debris eroded and eventually
deposited by glaciers also tends to be angular. The sharp, angular edges
of the rocks are evident in the photo. Ground moraine is exposed as glaciers
retreat. Grinnell Glacier is located off the photo to the left. A large
proglacial lake containing floating slabs of ice occupies the lower-middle
portion of the photo. |