Alluvium
A synonym of Alluvial deposit
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Name:
Etymol: Latin alluvius, from alluere, to wash against. Plural: alluvia; alluviums.
Synonym:
A synonym of Alluvial deposit
A general term for clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar unconsolidated detrital material, deposited during comparatively recent geologic time by a stream or other body of running water, (1) as sediment in the bed of the stream or on its flood plain or delta, (2) as a cone or fan at the base of a mountain slope; esp., such a deposit of fine-grained texture (silt or silty clay) deposited during time of flood.
Synonym of: alluvial deposit, alluvion
Compare with colluvium (More poorly sorted).
Ref: AGI
Synonym of: alluvial deposit, alluvion
Compare with colluvium (More poorly sorted).
Ref: AGI
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
50950 (as Alluvium)
50949 (as Alluvial deposit)
50949 (as Alluvial deposit)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50950:7 (as Alluvium)
mindat:1:1:50949:1 (as Alluvial deposit)
mindat:1:1:50949:1 (as Alluvial deposit)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
4e007194-f86b-42f9-a321-1ad453569c52 (as Alluvium)
b9a108bf-aa1d-46ff-af3d-37acd665aacf (as Alluvial deposit)
b9a108bf-aa1d-46ff-af3d-37acd665aacf (as Alluvial deposit)
Pronunciation of Alluvium
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Jolyon & Katya Ralph | United Kingdom |
References for Alluvium
Reference List:
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Klaus K.E. Neuendorf, James P. Mehl, Jr., and Julia A. Jackson (Editors), 2017. Glossary of Geology. Fifth REVISED edition. American Geological Institute (abbreviated as AGI).
Internet Links for Alluvium
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