The rubble is produced by intense frost riving, or congelifraction (Bryan, 1946, p. 640), of the bedrock.
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Congelifraction
//kənˈd͡ʒɛlɪˌfɹækʃən//
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Congelifraction occurs in mountains where frosts and thaws alternate.
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