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What are glaciers made up of?

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Glaciers are not made of rock; they are made of ice. Glaciers can contain rocks, but not of any particular type. Rather, they carry whatever type of rock they are going over or have gone over.

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Glaciers mainly consist of frozen water, ice and to a lesser extent sedimentary particles that they carry.

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Frozen water otherwise known as ice

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