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Subject: [OM] Re: China quake photos
From: Donald <d1956m198d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:14:25 +0100
Piers Hemy wrote:
> Best I know, Jim, moraine is the debris left behind as a glacier melts.  In
> the case of Moraine Lake, I would guess it's terminal moraine which lies at
> 90degrees to the direction of flow of the glacier, as opposed to lateral
> moraine which lies along the edges, parallel to the direction of flow.  Thus
> neither quake- nor landslide-related, but it's easy to see how you might
> think so.
> 
> --
> Piers 
>             

The Rock Pile may or may not be a moraine. It may just be a pile of 
rocks. Landslide, something else, or even a moraine. It's debated. Of 
course, you can take a bit of a cliche shot from there...

D.



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