Glossary:Plucking

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[edit] Ice Plucking

A form of ice erosion at the base of glaciers and ice sheets whereby melt water freezes onto and into the basal rocks and fractures and dislodges blocks of rock.

Related Words:Abrasion, Roche Moutoneé


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