The term diamictite is often applied to nonsorted or poorly sorted, lithified glacial deposits such as glacial tillite and boulder clay, and diamictites are often mistakenly interpreted as having an essentially glacial origin (see Snowball Earth).
The term "diamictite" is commonly used for unsorted or poorly organized, solidified glacial deposits like glacial till and boulder clay. However, this term is often misinterpreted to imply a purely glacial origin, which is not always the case (as seen in the context of Snowball Earth).