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Fabric analysis of rock glacier debris mantles, La Sal Mountains, Utah

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Macrofabrics of rock glacier debris mantles display significant variation even among similar microtopographic features. Fabrics of longitudinal ridges of La Sal rock glaciers are equally divided between cluster and girdle distributions. In some cases, fabric patterns resemble those of lahars, implying that the flow mechanics of rock glaciers bears some similarity to that of large‐scale debris flows. Shear zones are found at the margins of many longitudinal ridges, and in at least one case these zones separate the rock glacier from a pair of bounding ridges that resemble debris‐flow levees. Other sites display fabric patterns that indicate that the dominant processes are dry creep of the open‐matrix debris mantle. Weak fabrics are found at sites where rockfall inputs occur on a low‐angle surface, or where a debris mantle is undergoing passive transport by a moving core. La disposition des blocs qui surmontent des glaciers rocheux montrent des variations significatives měme sur des microtopographies semblables. Des [fabrics], réalisées sur des rides longitudinales de glaciers rocheux [La Sal] sont également reparties en distributions en groupe ou en ceinture. Dans quelques cas, la disposition des blocs ressemble à celle des lahars, impliquant que les mécanismes d'écoulement des glaciers rocheux ressemblent à ceux d'importantes laves torrentielles. Des zones de cisaillement sont observées à la bordure de nom‐breuses rides longitudinales et, dans au moins un cas, ces zones séparent le glacier rocheux de rides latérales qui ressemblent aux levées des laves torrentielles. D'autres sites montrent une disposition des blocs qui indique que le processus dominant est le creep sec du manteau de débris sans matrice. Des dispositions préférentielles peu marquées sont trouvées dans des sites où la chute d'éboulement se fait sur une surface peu inclinée ou lorsque le manteau de débris subit un transport passif sur un noyau profond qui se déplace.

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  • Joseph W. Nicholas, 1994. "Fabric analysis of rock glacier debris mantles, La Sal Mountains, Utah," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 5(1), pages 53-66, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:5:y:1994:i:1:p:53-66
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.3430050106
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