Glacial Erratic – The Big Rock

March 9, 2012 by  
Filed under Nature

Glacial Erratic – The Big Rock:
A glacial erratic is a rock carried and transported by glaciers millions of years ago. When the glaciers melted and receded, it left behind the rocks sticking out like sore thumbs, and at the most oddest of places. Glacial erratics are often carried over from distances of hundreds of kilometers, because of which they are almost always different from the type of rocks native to the region. This makes them easy to spot, but not unless you are a geologist. For most observers, a glacial erratic looks like any other regular boulder.

Glacial Erratic

Glacial Erratic

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