Meaning ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS
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ALLUVIAL DEPOSITSDetrital material which is transported by a RIVER and deposited - usually temporarily - at points along the FLOODPLAIN of a RIVER. Commonly composed of SANDS and GRAVELS.
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ALLUVIAL DEPOSITSDetrital material which is transported by a river and deposited – usually temporarily – at points along the floodplain of a river. Commonly composed of sands and gravels.
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ALLUVIAL DEPOSITSMaterial such as clay, silt, sand, and gravel deposited by modern rivers and streams.
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ALLUVIAL DEPOSITSThe general name for all sediments, including clay, (Alluvium) silt, sand, gravel or similar unconsolidated material deposited in a sorted or semi-sorted condition by a stream or other body of running water, in a stream bed, floodplain, delta or at the base of a mountain slope as a fan.
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