Glacial erratic

Local name
LocationCalgary

A glacial erratic is glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word errare, are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres. Erratics can range in size from pebbles to large boulders such as Big Rock in Alberta.

Geologists identify erratics by studying the rocks surrounding the position of the erratic and the composition of the erratic itself. Erratics are significant because:

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_erratic

Coordinates 50°56'55.184" N -114°4'59.399" E

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