Alluvial
[ə'l(j)uːvɪəl] or [ə'lʊvɪəl]
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits.
Typist: Rowland
Examples
- In alluvial deposits it is extracted by washing, in dust grains, lamin? or nuggets. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is commonly found in reefs or veins among quartz, and in alluvial deposits; it is separated, in the former case, by quarrying, crushing, washing and treatment with mercury. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Rowland