Title

Striated Boulder

Creator

Lindsay Spigel

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Contributing Institution

Maine Geological Survey

Document Type

Image

Identifier

21421

Description

This boulder was moved a short distance to its current location by logging road construction, but it was first transported here thousands of years ago by glacial ice that likely moved it several miles. As the boulder was dragged along in the base of the glacier, friction with other rock debris planed it flat and left striations (grooves) shown in this photo (same trend as red dashed line).
Project Name: STATEMAP Ellis Pond Surficial

Location

Roxbury

Supplemental Rights

Credit must be given to the photographer and the Maine Geological Survey when this photo is displayed, reproduced, distributed and/or used in derivative works.