Not in the desert. There they are being moved by wind On Sun Feb 20th, 2011 2:14 PM EST Stuart McDaniel wrote:
>So you saying these rocks are blown by the wind as they are "floating" on a >sheet of ice? > > > >Stuart McDaniel >Lawndale, NC >Secr., >Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society >-----Original Message----- From: Steve Dunklee >Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 1:04 PM >To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; >[email protected] ; [email protected] >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Why Are Death Valley's Rocks Moving Themselves? >--not off-topic at all! > >Ice rafting is the wind or water currents moving a sheet of ice like a raft. >When the ice raft hits shore it breaks up and makes piles some that can be >very deep. Cheers Steve Dunklee > > > > > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
