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39: 69: 31: 210:. With the rejection by geologists of the concept of a primordial universal flood, the term "diluvium" fell into disfavor and was replaced with "older alluvium". At the same time, the term "alluvium" came to mean all sediment deposits due to running water on plains. The definition gradually expanded to include deposits in estuaries and coasts and young rock of both marine and 54: 604: 223:
in the late 19th century. "Colluvium" is now generally understood to mean sediments produced by gravity-driven transport on steep slopes, while the definition of "alluvium" has switched back to an emphasis on sediments deposited by river action. There continues to be disagreement over what other
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Kidder, Tristram; Liu, Haiwang; Xu, Qinghai; Li, Minglin (July 2012). "The Alluvial Geoarchaeology of the Sanyangzhuang Site on the Yellow River Floodplain, Henan Province, China: THE YELLOW RIVER FLOODPLAIN, HENAN PROVINCE".
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Amount and Timing of Late Cenozoic Uplift and Tilt of the Central Sierra Nevada, California—Evidence from the Upper San Joaquin River Basin (USGS Professional Paper 1197)
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By the 19th century, the term had come to mean recent sediments deposited by rivers on top of older
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in age and is often referred to as "cover" because these sediments obscure the underlying
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Loose soil or sediment that is eroded and redeposited in a non-marine setting
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Soil Survey of Jerome County and Part of Twin Falls County, Idaho
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sediment deposits should be included under the term "alluvium."
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that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a
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age occurs, for example, in parts of Idaho. Alluvium of late
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is typically lumped together as "alluvial". Alluvium of
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Miller, Bradley A.; Juilleret, Jérôme (October 2020).
143:. Alluvium is typically geologically young and is not 404:(Fourth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 375:Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "alluvial deposit". 19:"Alluvial" redirects here. Not to be confused with 363:Geology Dictionary – Alluvial, Aquiclude, Arkose 217:Alluvium and diluvium were grouped together as 321: 319: 317: 256:age occurs, for example, in the valley of the 8: 536:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 475: 473: 471: 469: 326:Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "alluvium". 171:of all types deposited by running water in 560:, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 402:A dictionary of geology and earth sciences 84:in the Amazon Basin along the river banks. 505: 240:. Most sedimentary material that fills a 562:United States Department of Agriculture 365:. Geology.Com. Retrieved on 2012-02-12. 353:. Geotech.org. Retrieved on 2012-02-12. 313: 63:Red Rock Canyon State Park (California) 460: 7: 400:Allaby, Michael (2013). "alluvium". 167:is that "alluvium" refers to loose 34:Alluvium and adjacent constituents 111: 'to wash against') is loose 14: 602: 507:10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103316 151:deposited underwater, in seas, 72:Alluvial river deposits in the 1: 351:Glossary of Geological Terms 244:("basin fill") that is not 643: 18: 42:Alluvium deposits in the 549:"Formation of the Soils" 575:Huber, N. King (1981). 533:Encyclopædia Britannica 105: 97: 85: 65: 50: 35: 486:Earth-Science Reviews 71: 56: 41: 33: 611:at Wikimedia Commons 191:, Furetière defined 76:, near Autazes, AM, 584:. Washington D.C.: 498:2020ESRv..20903316M 377:Glossary of geology 328:Glossary of geology 82:subsistence farming 547:Ames, Dan (1998), 86: 66: 51: 36: 607:Media related to 440:10.1002/gea.21411 258:San Joaquin River 232:Most alluvium is 185:Antoine Furetière 147:into solid rock. 632: 606: 590: 589: 583: 572: 566: 565: 553: 544: 538: 537: 529: 527:"Alluvium"  518: 512: 511: 509: 477: 464: 458: 452: 451: 422: 416: 415: 397: 391: 390: 372: 366: 360: 354: 348: 342: 341: 323: 296:Hydraulic action 141:alluvial deposit 25:Alluvial diagram 21:Alluvial (horse) 642: 641: 635: 634: 633: 631: 630: 629: 615: 614: 599: 594: 593: 581: 574: 573: 569: 551: 546: 545: 541: 520: 519: 515: 479: 478: 467: 459: 455: 424: 423: 419: 412: 399: 398: 394: 387: 374: 373: 369: 361: 357: 349: 345: 338: 325: 324: 315: 310: 305: 286:Desert pavement 266: 230: 161: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 640: 639: 636: 628: 627: 617: 616: 613: 612: 598: 597:External links 595: 592: 591: 567: 539: 524:, ed. (1911). 522:Chisholm, Hugh 513: 465: 453: 434:(4): 324–343. 428:Geoarchaeology 417: 410: 392: 385: 367: 355: 343: 336: 312: 311: 309: 306: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 283: 281:Braided stream 278: 273: 271:Alluvial plain 267: 265: 262: 260:, California. 229: 226: 160: 157: 59:alluvial plain 44:Gamtoos Valley 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 638: 637: 626: 625:Sedimentology 623: 622: 620: 610: 605: 601: 600: 596: 588:. p. 13. 587: 580: 579: 571: 568: 564:, p. 238 563: 559: 558: 550: 543: 540: 535: 534: 528: 523: 517: 514: 508: 503: 499: 495: 491: 487: 483: 476: 474: 472: 470: 466: 463:, "alluvial". 462: 457: 454: 449: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 421: 418: 413: 411:9780199653065 407: 403: 396: 393: 388: 382: 378: 371: 368: 364: 359: 356: 352: 347: 344: 339: 333: 329: 322: 320: 318: 314: 307: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 272: 269: 268: 263: 261: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 227: 225: 222: 221: 215: 213: 209: 205: 204: 198: 196: 195: 190: 186: 182: 178: 177:alluvial fans 174: 170: 166: 158: 156: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 109: 108: 102: 101: 100: 94: 90: 83: 79: 75: 70: 64: 60: 55: 49: 45: 40: 32: 26: 22: 577: 570: 556: 542: 531: 516: 489: 485: 456: 431: 427: 420: 401: 395: 376: 370: 358: 346: 327: 231: 218: 216: 208:Noah's flood 201: 199: 192: 163:The present 162: 145:consolidated 140: 133:alluvial fan 104: 96: 88: 87: 74:Amazon Basin 48:South Africa 461:Allaby 2013 179:or related 173:floodplains 159:Definitions 103:, from 492:: 103316. 386:0922152349 337:0922152349 308:References 234:Quaternary 129:floodplain 91:(from 448:140587757 246:lithified 220:colluvium 189:Roman law 181:landforms 169:sediments 165:consensus 153:estuaries 149:Sediments 619:Category 609:Alluvium 301:Illuvium 264:See also 250:Pliocene 214:origin. 203:diluvium 194:alluvion 131:, in an 99:alluvius 89:Alluvium 494:Bibcode 291:Eluvium 276:Bay mud 254:Miocene 238:bedrock 212:fluvial 107:alluere 446:  408:  383:  334:  175:or in 125:gravel 78:Brazil 582:(PDF) 552:(PDF) 444:S2CID 242:basin 137:beach 123:, or 95: 93:Latin 586:USGS 406:ISBN 381:ISBN 332:ISBN 121:sand 117:silt 113:clay 502:doi 490:209 436:doi 228:Age 135:or 61:in 57:An 46:in 23:or 621:: 554:, 530:. 500:. 488:. 484:. 468:^ 442:. 432:27 430:. 316:^ 119:, 115:, 510:. 504:: 496:: 450:. 438:: 414:. 389:. 340:. 27:.

Index

Alluvial (horse)
Alluvial diagram


Gamtoos Valley
South Africa

alluvial plain
Red Rock Canyon State Park (California)

Amazon Basin
Brazil
subsistence farming
Latin
alluvius
alluere
clay
silt
sand
gravel
floodplain
alluvial fan
beach
consolidated
Sediments
estuaries
consensus
sediments
floodplains
alluvial fans

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