fluviomarine deposit

fluviomarine deposit
   Stratified materials (clay, silt, sand, or gravel) formed by both marine and fluvial processes, resulting from non-tidal sea level fluctuations, subsidence and/or stream migration (i.e., materials originally deposited in a nearshore environment and subsequently reworked by fluvial processes as sea level fell).
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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  • estuarine deposit —    Fine grained sediments (very fine sand, silt and clay) of marine and fluvial origin commonly containing decomposed organic matter, laid down in the brackish waters of an estuary; characteristically finer sediments than deltaic deposits.… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • lagoonal deposit —    Sand, silt or clay sized sediments transported and deposited by wind, currents, and storm washover in the relatively low energy, brackish to saline, shallow waters of a lagoon.    Compare: estuarine deposit, fluviomarine deposit, marine… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

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