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fluvial deposit

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fluvial deposit [¦flü·vē·əl di′päz·ət]
(geology)
A sedimentary deposit of material transported by or suspended in a river.


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Freek Rhebergen (Emmen) discusses Baltic Ordovician sponges (Porifera) recovered from erratic boulders in Neogene fluvial deposits of The Netherlands and northern Germany.
Concluding papers cover fluvial deposits, stratigraphic and tectonic implications of paleovalley fill, and imaging clastic dikes.
These are fluvial deposits formed by glacial melt water and commonly consist of sand and gravel that is stratified and crossbedded.
 
 
 
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