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alluvial fan |
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alluvial fan [ə′lüv·ē·əl ′fan] (geology) A fan-shaped deposit formed by a stream either where it issues from a narrow moutain valley onto a plain or broad valley, or where a tributary stream joins a main stream. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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presence of ice lobes that filled the valley bottoms also allowed for
the formation of alluvial fans that sit above the current valley floor. Soligen's
layers are reminiscent of the sedimentary layers seen on prehistoric,
but now uplifted and exposed, lakebeds or alluvial fans. built on alluvial fans at the base of foothills, particularly
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