GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSITS

Meaning of GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSITS in English

Material moved by glaciers and subsequently sorted and deposited by streams flowing from the melting ice. The deposits are stratified and may occur in the form of outwash plains, deltas, kames, eskers, and kame terraces. Also see Glacial Action, Glacial Drift and Glacial Till.

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GLACIOFLUVIAL — |glās(h)ē(ˌ)ō+ adjective : of, relating to, or coming from streams deriving much or all of their water from the melting …
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DEPOSITS — present third singular of deposit plural of deposit
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DEPOSITS — oil-insoluble substances that are caused by oxidation and decomposition of lube oil and contamination from outside sources (these deposits may …
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DEPOSITS — n. coal; mineral; oil ~
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DEPOSITS — topsides
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DEPOSITS — Депозиты deposits: ~ of a mixed character депозиты смешанного характера deposits: ~ of a mixed character депозиты смешанного характера obligatory …
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DEPOSITS — Месторождение
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DEPOSITS — (n) залежи
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DEPOSITS — Депозиты deposits: ~ of a mixed character депозиты смешанного характера deposits: ~ of a mixed character депозиты смешанного характера obligatory …
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TRAIN — I. ˈtrān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English trayne, treyne, from Middle French traine, from Old French, from traïr …
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APRON — I. ˈāprən, less often in stand than in substand speech -pə(r) n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: …
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VALLEY TRAIN — noun : a deposit of glaciofluvial sand and gravel extending along the floor of a valley : train
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OUTWASH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: out (III) + wash (after wash out, v.) 1. a. : detritus chiefly consisting …
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FLUVIOGLACIAL — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fluvi- + glacial : glaciofluvial
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VARVED DEPOSIT — any form of repetitive sedimentary rock stratification, either bed or lamination, that was deposited within a one-year time period. This …
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SULFATE MINERAL — sulfate also spelled Sulphate, any naturally occurring salt of sulfuric acid. About 200 distinct kinds of sulfates are recorded in …
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SEDIMENTATION — in the geological sciences, process of deposition of a solid material from a state of suspension or solution in a …
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PLACER DEPOSIT — natural concentration of heavy minerals caused by the effect of gravity on moving particles. When heavy, stable minerals are freed …
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MINERAL DEPOSIT — aggregate of a mineral in a concentration and size that makes mining feasible. About half of the known chemical elements …
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BANK — an institution that deals in money and its substitutes and provides other financial services. Banks accept deposits and make loans …
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VENEZUELA, HISTORY OF — history of the area from pre-Columbian times to the present. The oldest inhabitants of Venezuela were primitive food-gathering Indians who …
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TERTIARY PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. interval of geologic …
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PERMIAN PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. last period of …
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LIBYA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a field of plain green. It has a width-to-length ratio of 1 to 2. Under Italian …
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JURASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. second of three …
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HOLOCENE EPOCH — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. formerly Recent Epoch, …
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DEVONIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 408 to 360 million years ago. The fourth period of the Paleozoic era, it follows …
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CONGO RIVER — The Congo River basin and its drainage network. also called Zaire River, river in west-central Africa. With a length of …
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CHINA SEA
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CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. fifth interval of …
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CAMBRIAN PERIOD — oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era, extending from 540 to 505 million years ago. The rocks that originated during …
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ALGERIA
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SEDIMENTARY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN basin ▪ Smaller-scale inset maps will provide information on metamorphic grade of orogenic terrains …
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OFFSHORE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an offshore island ▪ The turtles lay their eggs on the beaches of offshore islands. …
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DEPOSIT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES deposit account direct deposit Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the security deposit COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
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BANK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank debt (= one that you owe to a bank ) ▪ The …
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GLACIAL ACTION — The resultant effects caused by the movement of a Glacier. Also see Glacial Till, Glaciofluvial Deposits, Moraines, Lateral Moraines, and …
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DEPOSIT — вклад; депозит; взнос; задаток [c crimson]|| депонировать, положить на хранение; дать задаток - deposit at a bank - deposit at …
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