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Originally Posted by
Little Londoner
Who is around to prove that the large boulder was deposited exactly where it now stands? Unless someone rolled it down from The Lake District on tree trunks to put as a nice feature in Banks. Is it or is it not a Large Boulder, is it or is it not down here as a result of Glacial Movement or Moraine.
EXACTLY! It is here because it was brought down by a glacier! It is called an Erratic because it is different from the local geology, having been brought from somewhere else.
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As is the fashion will the Lake District want their " stone " back ?
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Originally Posted by
Little Londoner
Who is around to prove that the large boulder was deposited exactly where it now stands? Unless someone rolled it down from The Lake District on tree trunks to put as a nice feature in Banks. Is it or is it not a Large Boulder, is it or is it not down here as a result of Glacial Movement or Moraine.
You're missing the distinction between moraine debris and erratic boulders, we all know now that both are the result of glacial action.
Erratics are boulders carried from their original source, moraines are formed from material deposited by glaciers, are composed of material gathered or bulldozed by the glacier.
Of course Erratics can be found among moraine material, but are very often moved differently, Erratics are usually carried or embedded in the ice, then dropped at the foot of the glacier along with moraine material, which is why many of these Erratics can be found close to or even on top of a mound or low rise.
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Originally Posted by
*concerned*
Its a shame when facts spoil a discussion, but I suggest you read and understand what moraines are, there appearance etc and then the difference between a moraine and an erratic.
Face facts, the single large boulder we are talking about is an erratic, not a conglomeration of small and larger rocks as in a morrain
He's right LL - you're just gonna have to keep yer head down on this one old son.
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Originally Posted by
Little Londoner
Who is around to prove that the large boulder was deposited exactly where it now stands? Unless someone rolled it down from The Lake District on tree trunks to put as a nice feature in Banks. Is it or is it not a Large Boulder, is it or is it not down here as a result of Glacial Movement or Moraine.
Keep digging as you are and you'll soon be able to hide the erratic in the hole!
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Originally Posted by
Little Londoner
I was only a Secondary School scholar but I must have listened more intently than you during Geography, weren't you a KGV failure, the rock at Banks is called Moraine.
I remember enough from A level geography to know that 'moraine' is a collective term, like ''gravel' or 'sand'. You don't have 'a gravel' on your drive.
A moraine is a stretch of material made up of different-sized rocks, some large some small, but it's not one rock.
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Seems now that Little Londoner is stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place
(AKA: erratic and moraine )
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It is never going to make World Heritage Status dudes.
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When it was by Crown buildings
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Originally Posted by
ian1gail
Great photo.
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