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thufur
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An earth hummock, some 0.5 m high and 1–2 m wide, which is found in contemporary and past periglacial environments. Normally it possesses a core of sediment, which suggests that a form of differential heaving by ground ice is responsible for its development.
From: thufur in A Dictionary of Earth Sciences »
Subjects: Science and technology — Earth Sciences and Geography
