colluvion
English translation: colluvium, or colluvial deposits
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colluvium Explanation: colluvion = depöt de bas de pente, relativement fin et plutôt angulaire dont les éléments à la différence des alluvions ont subi un faible transport. en anglais Colluvium Crealp.glossaire sur Business online |
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colluvium, or colluvial deposits Explanation: Def.: "colluvium: unconsolidated and poorly sorted rocky material deposited by a mass-wasting process" Usually, these are rock weathering products that accumulate at the base of a slope, i.e., they are not yet washed into a river to become alluvium, etc. AGI Glossary |
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