alluvial deposit

English - Turkish

Definition of alluvial deposit in English Turkish dictionary

lığ

alüvyon

Related Terms

alluvial ore deposit

alüvyonlu maden yatağı

alluvial ore deposit alüvyonlu

maden yatağı

alluvial ore deposit

alüvyal cevher yatağı

English - English

Definition of alluvial deposit in English English dictionary

Material deposited by rivers. It consists of silt, sand, clay, and gravel, as well as much organic matter. Alluvial deposits are usually most extensive in the lower part of a river's course, forming floodplains and deltas, but they may form at any point where the river overflows its banks or where the flow of a river is checked. They yield very fertile soils, such as those of the deltas of the Mississippi, Nile, Ganges and Brahmaputra, and Huang (Yellow) rivers. They contain most of the world's supply of tin ore, as well as, in some regions, gold, platinum, and gemstones

Hyphenation

al·lu·vi·al de·po·sit

Turkish pronunciation

äluviıl dıpäzît

Pronunciation

/ˌaˈlo͞ovēəl dəˈpäzət/ /ˌæˈluːviːəl dəˈpɑːzɪt/