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50: 80: 42: 65: 615: 221:. 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 234:
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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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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154:. Alluvium is typically geologically young and is not 415:(Fourth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 386:Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "alluvial deposit". 30:"Alluvial" redirects here. Not to be confused with 627: 374:Geology Dictionary – Alluvial, Aquiclude, Arkose 490: 228:Alluvium and diluvium were grouped together as 585: 332: 330: 328: 267:age occurs, for example, in the valley of the 435: 547:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 486: 484: 482: 480: 337:Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "alluvium". 325: 182:of all types deposited by running water in 571:, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 413:A dictionary of geology and earth sciences 95:in the Amazon Basin along the river banks. 516: 477: 251:. Most sedimentary material that fills a 531: 78: 63: 48: 40: 573:United States Department of Agriculture 385: 376:. Geology.Com. Retrieved on 2012-02-12. 364:. Geotech.org. Retrieved on 2012-02-12. 336: 74:Red Rock Canyon State Park (California) 14: 628: 471: 410: 557: 411:Allaby, Michael (2013). "alluvium". 178:is that "alluvium" refers to loose 45:Alluvium and adjacent constituents 24: 122: 'to wash against') is loose 25: 647: 607: 525: 613: 579: 551: 518:10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103316 162:deposited underwater, in seas, 83:Alluvial river deposits in the 429: 404: 379: 367: 355: 169: 13: 1: 318: 362:Glossary of Geological Terms 7: 274: 255:("basin fill") that is not 10: 654: 29: 53:Alluvium deposits in the 560:"Formation of the Soils" 586:Huber, N. King (1981). 544:Encyclopædia Britannica 238: 116: 108: 96: 76: 61: 46: 497:Earth-Science Reviews 82: 67: 52: 44: 622:at Wikimedia Commons 202:, Furetière defined 87:, near Autazes, AM, 595:. Washington D.C.: 509:2020ESRv..20903316M 388:Glossary of geology 339:Glossary of geology 93:subsistence farming 558:Ames, Dan (1998), 97: 77: 62: 47: 618:Media related to 451:10.1002/gea.21411 269:San Joaquin River 243:Most alluvium is 196:Antoine Furetière 158:into solid rock. 16:(Redirected from 643: 617: 601: 600: 594: 583: 577: 576: 564: 555: 549: 548: 540: 538:"Alluvium"  529: 523: 522: 520: 488: 475: 469: 463: 462: 433: 427: 426: 408: 402: 401: 383: 377: 371: 365: 359: 353: 352: 334: 307:Hydraulic action 152:alluvial deposit 36:Alluvial diagram 32:Alluvial (horse) 21: 653: 652: 646: 645: 644: 642: 641: 640: 626: 625: 610: 605: 604: 592: 584: 580: 562: 556: 552: 530: 526: 489: 478: 470: 466: 434: 430: 423: 409: 405: 398: 384: 380: 372: 368: 360: 356: 349: 335: 326: 321: 316: 297:Desert pavement 277: 241: 172: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 651: 650: 639: 638: 624: 623: 609: 608:External links 606: 603: 602: 578: 550: 535:, ed. (1911). 533:Chisholm, Hugh 524: 476: 464: 445:(4): 324–343. 439:Geoarchaeology 428: 421: 403: 396: 378: 366: 354: 347: 323: 322: 320: 317: 315: 314: 309: 304: 299: 294: 292:Braided stream 289: 284: 282:Alluvial plain 278: 276: 273: 271:, California. 240: 237: 171: 168: 70:alluvial plain 55:Gamtoos Valley 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 649: 648: 637: 636:Sedimentology 634: 633: 631: 621: 616: 612: 611: 599:. p. 13. 598: 591: 590: 582: 575:, p. 238 574: 570: 569: 561: 554: 546: 545: 539: 534: 528: 519: 514: 510: 506: 502: 498: 494: 487: 485: 483: 481: 474:, "alluvial". 473: 468: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 432: 424: 422:9780199653065 418: 414: 407: 399: 393: 389: 382: 375: 370: 363: 358: 350: 344: 340: 333: 331: 329: 324: 313: 310: 308: 305: 303: 300: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 279: 272: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 236: 233: 232: 226: 224: 220: 216: 215: 209: 207: 206: 201: 197: 193: 189: 188:alluvial fans 185: 181: 177: 167: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 120: 119: 113: 112: 111: 105: 101: 94: 90: 86: 81: 75: 71: 66: 60: 56: 51: 43: 37: 33: 19: 588: 581: 567: 553: 542: 527: 500: 496: 467: 442: 438: 431: 412: 406: 387: 381: 369: 357: 338: 242: 229: 227: 219:Noah's flood 212: 210: 203: 174:The present 173: 156:consolidated 151: 144:alluvial fan 115: 107: 99: 98: 85:Amazon Basin 59:South Africa 472:Allaby 2013 190:or related 184:floodplains 170:Definitions 114:, from 503:: 103316. 397:0922152349 348:0922152349 319:References 245:Quaternary 140:floodplain 102:(from 459:140587757 257:lithified 231:colluvium 200:Roman law 192:landforms 180:sediments 176:consensus 164:estuaries 160:Sediments 630:Category 620:Alluvium 312:Illuvium 275:See also 261:Pliocene 225:origin. 214:diluvium 205:alluvion 142:, in an 110:alluvius 100:Alluvium 18:Alluvial 505:Bibcode 302:Eluvium 287:Bay mud 265:Miocene 249:bedrock 223:fluvial 118:alluere 457:  419:  394:  345:  186:or in 136:gravel 89:Brazil 593:(PDF) 563:(PDF) 455:S2CID 253:basin 148:beach 134:, or 106: 104:Latin 597:USGS 417:ISBN 392:ISBN 343:ISBN 132:sand 128:silt 124:clay 513:doi 501:209 447:doi 239:Age 146:or 72:in 68:An 57:in 34:or 632:: 565:, 541:. 511:. 499:. 495:. 479:^ 453:. 443:27 441:. 327:^ 130:, 126:, 521:. 515:: 507:: 461:. 449:: 425:. 400:. 351:. 38:. 20:)

Index

Alluvial
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

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