What are the two main types of sedimentary deposits formed near or beneath modern glaciers? How would you distinguish these two deposits types in an area that was glaciated in the past?
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Till is the sediment deposited directly by glaciers, whereas outwash is the sediment carried away from the glaciers by meltwater streams. Till consists of a very poorly sorted, unbedded mixture of rock debris in which most of the larger cobbles and boulder are angular, scratched, and may exhibit planar, faceted surfaces. Outwash is better sorted than till, and contains bedding and cross bedding typical of river-deposited sediment. Cobbles and boulders in outwash are rounded.
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