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colluvium [kə′lü·vē·əm]
(geology) Loose, incoherent deposits at the foot of a slope or cliff, brought there principally by gravity. Colluvium fragmental material accumulating on mountain slopes or at the foot of slopes owing to displacement from higher areas by gravity (talus, creep, and slides) or the movement of thawing, water-saturated products of weathering in areas of permafrost. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The Interior Plateau Ecoregion, which was never glaciated, is an area with Quaternary loess, colluvium and alluvium underlain with Mississippian and Pennsylvanian shale, sandstone, and limestone (Woods et al. This feature may attest to a lengthy stagnant ice field on insular heights of glacial origin (Karukapp & Raukas 1994; Lundqvist & Wohlfarth 2001), resultant slope- and thermokarst processes, and burial of organic sediments under colluvium. Stability analyses carried out assuming the potential slip surface and shear strength of the colluvium mass overlying the sliding surface gave high factors of safety. |
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