Has anyone hypothesized that the glacial grooves on Kelleys Island Ohio were formed in soft sediment, then lithified?

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The genesis of the Kelleys Island flutes is debated. http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfjps/1300/glacier_photos.html See 15th photo down.

Joanne P Ballard

http://www.hollianneholmes.com/glacialgrooves/ggphotos.html See images under the heading "Photos of the Glacial Grooves in 2012" It has the morphology of pristine extruded soft sediment. Notice the 5th and 6th photo down in particular.

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