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Glacial erratics are large boulders left behind by retreating glaciers that consist of a rock type not matching the local bedrock.
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Is it true that glacial erratics are large boulders left behind by retreating glaciers that consist of a rock type not matching the local bedrock?
Yes. Glacial erratics are indeed large boulders left behind by retreating glaciers that consist of rock types differing from the local bedrock.
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Wikipedia: Glacial erratic. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_erratic
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Explicitly states glacial erratics are large boulders left behind that do not match local bedrock.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 19.01%3A Front Matter. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/GEOS%3A_A_Physical_Geology_Lab_Manual_for_California_Community_Colleges_(Branciforte_and_Haddad)/19%3A_Glacial_Processes_and_Landforms/19.01%3A_Front_Matter
Notes glacial erratic chunks transported into surroundings with no common elements.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Southern Arctic Ecozone. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Arctic_Ecozone
States retreating glaciers leave large boulders of a rock type not matching local bedrock.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 11.04%3A Glacial Landforms. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Coastline_College/An_Introduction_To_Geology_(Ruppert)/11%3A_Glaciers/11.04%3A_Glacial_Landforms
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