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Alluvium refers to sediment that is transported and deposited by water. Alluvium is found in rivers, lakes and along coastlines. In the case of alluvium transported by an ancient stream, alluvium can ...

Figure 1: Cleaning and illustrating a stratigraphic section in a soil pit to interpret the depositional process associated with this alluvial fan. I targeted fluvial deposits that would have reset a ...

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