Los glaciares rocosos del valle de Lumajo (Cordillera Cantábrica)
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Los glaciares rocosos contribuyen al conocimiento de la evolución
periglaciar y paraglaciar del relieve. En el valle de Lumajo se
han cartografiado tres glaciares rocosos situados entre los 1700 y
1500 m de altitud. Sus relaciones de corte con otras formas periglaciares
y gravitacionales, así como su granulometría, sugieren una
actividad posterior a procesos gravitacionales paraglaciares. Esta
actividad muestra, al menos, dos fases: la inicial deforma morrenas
de circo previas y la última se interpreta como una fase de retroceso
o reactivación en las áreas topográficamente más elevadas. Posteriormente,
los glaciares rocosos fueron afectados por procesos gravitacionales,
uno de ellos, de gran velocidad y alcance
Rock glaciers contribute to the knowledge of the periglacial and paraglacial relief evolution. In the Lumajo valley, three rock glaciers, located between 1700 and 1500 m a.s.l., have been mapped. Their cross-cutting relationships with other periglacial and gravitational landforms, as well as their granulometry, suggest a subsequent activity to paraglacial gravitational processes. This activity displays, at least, two stages: the initial one deforms previous cirque moraines while the last one is interpreted as a retreat or reactivation stage in the highest areas. Afterwards, the rock glaciers fronts were affected by gravitational processes, one of them, of great velocity and reach
Rock glaciers contribute to the knowledge of the periglacial and paraglacial relief evolution. In the Lumajo valley, three rock glaciers, located between 1700 and 1500 m a.s.l., have been mapped. Their cross-cutting relationships with other periglacial and gravitational landforms, as well as their granulometry, suggest a subsequent activity to paraglacial gravitational processes. This activity displays, at least, two stages: the initial one deforms previous cirque moraines while the last one is interpreted as a retreat or reactivation stage in the highest areas. Afterwards, the rock glaciers fronts were affected by gravitational processes, one of them, of great velocity and reach







