eluvium

a deposit of soil, dust, or rock debris formed by the decomposition of rock

Not to be confused with:

alluvion – overflow; flood

alluvium – a deposit of sand, mud, silt, or gravel formed by flowing

illuvium – the material accumulated through soil that has been leached out of another layer of soil

e·lu·vi·um

(ĭ-lo͞o′vē-əm)

n. pl. e·lu·vi·ums or e·lu·vi·a (-vē-ə)

Residual deposits of soil, dust, and rock particles produced by the action of the wind.

[New Latin ēluvium, from Latin ēluere, to wash out; see elute.]

e·lu′vi·al (-əl) adj.

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eluvium

(ɪˈluːvɪəm)

n, pl -via (-vɪə)

(Physical Geography) a mass of sand, silt, etc: a product of the erosion of rocks that has remained in its place of origin

[C19: New Latin, from Latin ēluere to wash out]

eˈluvial adj

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e•lu•vi•um

(ɪˈlu vi əm)

n., pl. -vi•a (-vi ə)

a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.

[1880–85; formed on the model of alluvium from Latin ēluere (of water) to wash out (soil, etc.); see elute]

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Depth [m] Rock 0.0-1.5 Clay 1.5-7.0 Eluvium of the leucogranite 7.0-016.85 Weathered leucogranite 16.85-22.7 Alkali feldspar syenite 22.7-26.3 Alkali feldspar syenite with quartz 26.3--31.8 Leucogranite 31.8-32.8 Alkali feldspar syenite 32.8-37.5 Leucogranite 37.5-38.5 Alkali feldspar syenite 38.5-43.7 Leucogranite 43.7-44.7 Pegmatite 44.7-94.7 Leucogranite 94.7-95.15 Alkali feldspar syenite 95.15-100.4 Leucogranite 100.4-101.7 Alkali feldspar syenite 101.7-106.6 Leucogranite 106.6-107.4 Alkali feldspar syenite 107.4-119.5 Leucogranite 119.5-123.0 Granite with micas 123.00-126.0 Aplite 126.00-205.0 Li-topaz granite Table 2 The chemical composition of the rocks within the KZ-25 borehole (Hanak et al., 2010).

The matrix porosity and related properties of a leucocratic granite from the Krudum Massif, West Bohemia

This location contains the thickest development of eluvium in the area, and a major objective was to establish in broad terms the volume of potential feed for the beneficiation plant.

Soltera Mining Corp - Results from El Torno Eluvial Gold Sampling Programme

(1) Detritus (adjective detrital) is a geological term used to describe particles of rock derived from pre-existing rock through processes of weathering and erosion.(2) Colluvium or colluvial deposits is the name for loose bodies of sediment that have been deposited or built up at the bottom of a low-grade slope or against a barrier on that slope, transported by gravity.(3) Eluvium or eluvial deposits are those geological deposits and soils that are derived by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation.(4) A pisolite is a sedimentary rock formed from pisoliths.

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