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COLUVIAO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- colluvium
1, record 1, English, colluvium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- colluvial deposit 2, record 1, English, colluvial%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deposit that collects at the base of a cliff or slope sediments transported by gravity. 3, record 1, English, - colluvium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recent placer deposits ... are found as colluvial deposits, valley-bottom alluvial blankets in gulches and other tributary valleys, bar deposits in major river systems and beach and nearshore marine deposits. 4, record 1, English, - colluvium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colluvium : [also refer to] 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. 5, record 1, English, - colluvium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colluvion
1, record 1, French, colluvion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colluvium 2, record 1, French, colluvium
correct, less frequent
- dépot colluvial 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pot%20colluvial
correct, masculine noun
- sédiment de glissement 4, record 1, French, s%C3%A9diment%20de%20glissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépôt mis en place au pied d'un versant directement dominant. 5, record 1, French, - colluvion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dépôts colluviaux ou colluvium sont constitués de débris de roches anguleuses, plutôt grossiers et presque sans stratification. Ils s'accumulent, par gravité, au bas des pentes abruptes. Ils forment quelquefois des talus et n'ont pas une grande importance. 6, record 1, French, - colluvion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les dépôts colluviaux sont en général situés très près des matériaux détritiques, anguleux, sans stratification nette [...], peu classés, les débris les plus fins étant près de la surface et les plus grossiers en profondeur. Bien souvent maudits des géologues parce qu'ils masquent les affleurements, ils fournissent aux géomorphologues des renseignements précieux sur le processus d'évolution des versants. 4, record 1, French, - colluvion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] à la différence d'un dépôt alluvial, une colluvion n'a subi qu'un bref transit qui n'a pu en modifier les caractéristiques initiales. 5, record 1, French, - colluvion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[ ...] sédiments où le transport est l'œuvre de la gravité, mais avec intervention de l'eau qui favorise le glissement [...] 4, record 1, French, - colluvion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- coluvión
1, record 1, Spanish, coluvi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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