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Till

1. A term for government funds.

2. A British term for a cash register.

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If the precise causative linkages are still a little fuzzy, it is evident that the ancient glacial deposits cannot be studied in the absence of discussion of plate tectonic and basinal setting (Crowell, 1999).

Frozen in time: concepts of 'global glaciation' from 1837 (die Eiszeit) to 1998 (the Snowball Earth)

[Mg.sup.2+] concentrations are consistendy high in local groundwaters because as water percolates into the soil and moves through the aquifer it comes to equilibrium with the dolomite [CaMg[(C[O.sub.3]).sub.2]] in the glacial deposits (Jin et al., 2008).

The relative importance of groundwater and its ecological implications in diverse glacial wetlands

While the EN regulations do not prohibit the use of aggregate derived from glacial deposits, a lack of awareness of this fact among the practitioners is still a detriment to its usage.

Use of aggregate from glacier deposits in high-traffic asphalt pavements: a polish experience/Mineraliniu medziagu is ledynu paliktu nuogulu naudojimas asfaltbetonio dangoms irengti didelio eismo intensyvumo keliuose: Lenkijos patirtis/ Mineralo materialu no ledaju klintaja atradnem lietosana asfalta pie lielas satiksmes intensitates: Polijas pieredze/Jaaaegsete ladestute mineraalmaterjalide kasutamine suure liiklusega...

"We want to create some maps that show the thickness of the glacial deposits, sand and gravel, because that makes a big difference if you're thinking of putting in a (heat) pump for your house.

Searching for power from underground: USGS study seeks to measure N.H.'s geothermal potential

In Canada, and other glaciated regions, they are interbedded with glacial deposits and have been most useful in determining periods of sedimentary nondeposition, and interpreting interglacial climates.

International year of planet earth 4. Utilizing paleosols in Quaternary climate change studies

HRSC has also spotted glacial deposits in equatorial and mid-latitudes, including the flanks of the giant Tharsis volcanoes.

Europe's eye on Mars: the camera aboard the Mars Express orbiter is giving scientists and the public an entirely new look at the Red Planet

In addition to lithology and mineralogy of glacial deposits mentioned above, the published results include those on stratigraphy of Quaternary sediments, topography of Estonian bedrock, evolution and geomorphology of the Quaternary cover, evolution of the Baltic Sea and its ancient coastal formations, distribution of erratic boulders, development of large lakes, protection and complex use of Estonian mineral resources, environmental history, and nature protection.

Anto Raukas--an encyclopaedist in Estonian Quaternary geology

The deposit overlies Carboniferous rocks and underlies glacial deposits, and its setting is very similar to comparable, confirmed Cretaceous deposits in Nova Scotia.

The Cretaceous age of the Vinegar Hill silica sand deposit, southern New Brunswick: evidence from palynology and paleobotany

Geology of the watershed consists of glacial deposits varying in thickness from zero to about 150 m (492 ft).

Examining the targeting of conservation tillage practices to steep vs. flat landscapes in the Minnesota River Basin. (Research)

Stratigraphic detail of glacial deposits has a profound influence on the engineering properties of soil units.

Subsurface investigations of several glacial successions related to engineering construction

Prest, at the turn of the century, likened the process of finding gold mines in glaciated terrains to "following the tracks of a fox to its den by following its footsteps in the snow." The modern term for the search for mineral deposits using glacial deposits is called 'drift prospecting.'

ICE etchings: geochemistry can uncover the rich secrets hidden by the ice age, but before it does, good old prospecting and some leg-work are called for. (Article)

Brian Harland of the University of Cambridge when he noticed that glacial deposits (called tillites) from the Neoproterozoic era are found on rock outcroppings on every continent, with the possible exception of Antarctica.