Alluvial sediment deposited from flowing water; or pertaining to a deposit formed in that way. The parent material of alluvial soils.
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Gerrard, J., 1987. Alluvial Soils. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 305 pp.
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(2008). Alluvium. In: Chesworth, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3995-9_30
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