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Emplacement of the St. Narcisse Moraine as a Climatic Event in Eastern Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Pierre Lasalle  and
J.A. Elson
Pierre Lasalle
Affiliation:
Quebec Department of Natural Resources, 1620 Boulevard de l'Entente, Quebec City, Province of Quebec, Canada
J.A. Elson
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada
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Abstract

The length (more than 300 km) and size of the St. Narcisse morainic system suggest that it represents an important glacial event, probably climatically controlled and not related to a surge. Dates on marine material (shells) both from within and external to the moraine suggest that its time of emplacement was roughly 11,000 years ago, well after the beginning of the Champlain Sea Episode, but still possibly correlative with the Valders event of the Lake Michigan area.

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Research Article
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Quaternary Research , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , December 1975 , pp. 621 - 625
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University of Washington

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