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- noun Plural form of
tillite .
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The continuity of glaciers, inferred from oriented glacial striations and deposits called tillites, suggested the existence of the supercontinent of Gondwana, which became a central element of the concept of continental drift.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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The continuity of glaciers, inferred from oriented glacial striations and deposits called tillites, suggested the existence of the supercontinent of Gondwana, which became a central element of the concept of continental drift.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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The continuity of glaciers, inferred from oriented glacial striations and deposits called tillites, suggested the existence of the supercontinent of Gondwana, which became a central element of the concept of continental drift.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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The continuity of glaciers, inferred from oriented glacial striations and deposits called tillites, suggested the existence of the supercontinent of Gondwana, which became a central element of the concept of continental drift.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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The controversy was that these rocks may not have signified glaciation, so they shouldn't be called tillites, but rather diamictites.
About.com Geology 2010
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The controversy was that these rocks may not have signified glaciation, so they shouldn't be called tillites, but rather diamictites.
About.com Geology 2010
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I found some in the Numees formation of South Africa just above tillites.
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But at a quick look, temperatures are assigned to certain types of fossil formations: coal, bauxite, etc. on the warm side and tillites on the glacial side.
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