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alluviation

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Noun1.alluviation - the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulatingalluviation - the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
deposit, sedimentation
geological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
lode, load - a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
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Unusually extensive alluviation during the Miocene may nave allowed rivers to wander out of their usual basins before becoming reestablished; notably, the Tennessee River may have drained across tire Warrior basin into Mississippi.
Geologic History of Alabama's River Systems. (Abstracts) by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
Subsequent sea level rise and alluviation during Missourian time deposited the Warrensburg Sandstone in this valley.
Valley anticline associated with the Warrensburg Sandstone in Missouri by Nold, John L. / Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
 
 
 
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