Glacial striations are always a pleasure to see. They are a reminder of the past. I came across an excellent fresh exposure where even the finest scratches in the bedrock were readily apparent. The site was along a shoreline. Periodic high waves have been removing the glacial drift that is covering the glacial striated bedrock exposing very unweathered striatations etched into the metamorphosed basalt.
Monthly Fern Finale—Moonworts!
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"A very singular and very pretty plant ... [leaflets] are rounded and
hollowed, and thence its name came of Moonwort" Sir John Hill, 1770. (image
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2 comments:
Very cool! Where is this located?
The site is on the south shore of Decatur Island
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