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Figure 13.5.
Deformation structures (cryoturbations) observed in Quaternary sediments that formed during the previous existence of either season-
ally-frozen ground or in a former active layer overlying permafrost. (A) Range of structures observed in Quaternary sediments in central Germany.
From Eissmann (1994). (B) Cryoturbations (“festoons”) in near-surface sediments, Pays de Caux, Northern France.
