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Alluvium (Deut.); Alluvalböden (Deut.); aluvión (Esp.); alluvion (Fr.); aluvião (Port.); alluvium (Ned.)
 
Alluvium (Deut.); Alluvalböden (Deut.); aluvión (Esp.); alluvion (Fr.); aluvião (Port.); alluvium (Ned.)
  
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 905
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 905

Revision as of 13:16, 29 April 2016

Description

A fine sediment composed of Sand, Silt, and Mud deposited by a stream on its bank or floodplain. Alluvium may contain rich deposits of Clay.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Alluvium (Deut.); Alluvalböden (Deut.); aluvión (Esp.); alluvion (Fr.); aluvião (Port.); alluvium (Ned.)

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 905
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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