Tills y otros depósitos relacionados con la dinámica glaciar en la Sierra do Xistral: interpretación de litofacies y reconstrucción paleoglaciar
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Los aparatos glaciares que se desarrollaron ella Sierra do Xistral originaron un modelado glaciar poco marcado, pero evidente. Se trata de un área montañosa de moderada altitud que soportó un campo de hielo (icecap) durante el Pleistoceno reciente. Se ha descrito la presencia de crestas morrénicas, planas fluvioglaciares, bloques erráticos y kames. La presencia de afloramientos en los que se puedan estudiar depósitos de origen glaciar es relativamente escasa, pero esto no impide que se presenten buenos ejemplos. En el presente trabajo se discuten tipos de tills, tanto subglaciares como supraglaciares así como depósitos fluvioglaciares y torrenciales. Su interpretación es un elemento importante a la hora de comprender la dinámica glaciar en este sector. El método de trabajo comprende una valoración visual de los distintos afloramientos y su integración en el contexto geomorfológico local. La posterior interpretación genética de los diferentes depósitos ha permitido precisar la dimensión de la glaciación en la Sierra do Xistral, aclarando qué áreas de valle quedaron ocupadas por los hielos glaciares y cuales se vieron libres de ellos.
The glaciers developed in the mountains of Sierra do Xistral shaped a glacial landscape, although not well defined. It is a low-lying mountain that was covered by an icecap during the Upper Pleistocene. The occurrence of moraine ridges, outwash plains, erratics and kames has been described. The places where deposits of glacial origin can be studied are relatively scarce, but this does not prevent good examples. Different types of till have been described, both sub-glacial and supraglacial, as well as fluvioglacial and torrential deposits. Their interpretation is an important element for understanding the glacial dynamics in this sector. This work is based on the usual method of work in this type of studies, which includes a visual analysis of the different sedimentary outcrops and their integration into the local geomorphological context. The genetic interpretation of the outcrops allows us to determine the extent of the glaciation in the Sierra do Xistral, determining which areas of the valley were occupied by the glacial ice and which were free of it
The glaciers developed in the mountains of Sierra do Xistral shaped a glacial landscape, although not well defined. It is a low-lying mountain that was covered by an icecap during the Upper Pleistocene. The occurrence of moraine ridges, outwash plains, erratics and kames has been described. The places where deposits of glacial origin can be studied are relatively scarce, but this does not prevent good examples. Different types of till have been described, both sub-glacial and supraglacial, as well as fluvioglacial and torrential deposits. Their interpretation is an important element for understanding the glacial dynamics in this sector. This work is based on the usual method of work in this type of studies, which includes a visual analysis of the different sedimentary outcrops and their integration into the local geomorphological context. The genetic interpretation of the outcrops allows us to determine the extent of the glaciation in the Sierra do Xistral, determining which areas of the valley were occupied by the glacial ice and which were free of it
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Valcárcel, M. (2018). Tills y otros depósitos relacionados con la dinámica glaciar en la Sierra do Xistral: interpretación de litofacies y reconstrucción paleoglaciar. Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, 79, 2523, 1–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.21138/bage.2523
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