ScienceSeptember 1, 2026

glaciomarine

GLAY-shee-oh-muh-REEN

Definition

Relating to or consisting of sediments deposited in a marine environment that have been derived from glaciers.

Etymology

The word is a combination of 'glacio-' (from Latin 'glacies', meaning ice) and 'marine' (from Latin 'marinus', meaning of the sea).

In the news

In this article, the term is used to describe specific sediment layers identified on the Labrador Shelf that provide evidence of earlier glacial cycles.

Canada's Labrador Shelf preserves climate records once thought erased by ice

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