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POST-GLACIAL ALLUVIUM [1 record]

Record 1 1980-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

Post-glacial alluvium is the material that has been deposited on the river bottom by the action of the river since the last glacial retreat. The depth of this material indicates the depth to which the river had been able to scour the bottom in the past.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie

Spanish

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