Icebergs and their "ice-rafted detritus"


Icebergs floating out to sea. They are the source of the "ice-rafted debris" found in cores. Note the one on the left black with debris, probably volcanics.


bergs

A source for volcanic glass in Iceland. This is the head of a fjord with basalt created by one of Iceland's many eruptions. When this fjord again becomes glaciated, the bergs that break off and float out to sea will be laden with volcanic debris.


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