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Foliation

The layering or banding that develops in a glacier during the process of transformation of snow to glacier ice. Individual layers, called folia, are visible because of differences in crystal or grain size, alternation of clear ice and bubbly ice, or because of entrained sediment.

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  • Industry/Domain: Water bodies
  • Category: Glaciers
  • Government Agency: USGS
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