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erratic

In geology, a displaced rock that has been transported by a glacier or some other natural force to a site of different geological composition.



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But in the end - in its erratics, its entertainments, and its emptiness - an adolescent empire will be no empire at all.
The adolescent empire by Kurth, James / The National Interest
In the 1970's, exploration on the property followed the discovery of 222 radioactive glacial erratics located on Beartooth Island with an average scintillometer reading of 1000 counts per second ("cps") and isolated readings exceeding 15,000 cps (74N04-NE-0001).
Ditem Explorations Inc.: Uranium Joint Venture in Saskatchewan by Business Wire
Exploration History: In the 1970's, exploration on the Beartooth Island property followed the discovery of 222 radioactive glacial erratics located on Beartooth Island with an average scintillometer reading of 1000 counts per second ("cps") and isolated readings exceeding 15,000 cps (74N04-NE-0001).
Announces Uranium Joint Venture in Saskatchewan by Business Wire
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