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chrystocrene

noun
chrys·to·crene | \ ˈkristə‧ˌkrēn \
plural -s

Definition of chrystocrene 

: a mass of loose rock fragments remarkably similar to a glacier : rock glacier

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History and Etymology for chrystocrene

chrysto- (probably irregular from crystal) + Greek krēnē spring, well

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