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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • I found some in the Numees formation of South Africa just above tillites.

    Stromatolites - The Panda's Thumb 2009

  • 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.

    Climate: Geological Views #1 « Climate Audit 2005

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