| Computer Code: |
PTALR |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Quaternary Period (Q)
— Quaternary Period (Q) |
| Lithological Description: |
Pro-talus rampart deposits refer to a ridge of rock debris found near the base of a steep rock face, consisting of frost-shattered material carried away from the face itself down the sloping face of a basal snow bank. The ridge is typically less than 10 m high. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Thickness: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Parent Unit: |
Talus (TALU)
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| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| Reference(s): |
| Allaby, M. 2013. A dictionary of geology and earth sciences. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
