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Descriptor English: Alluvium
Descriptor Spanish: Aluvión
Descriptor aluvión
Entry term(s) depósito aluvial
Scope note: Material depositado por los ríos. Se compone de limo, arena, arcilla y grava y, a menudo contiene una gran cantidad de materia orgánica, dando lugar a suelos muy fértiles.(Traducción libre del original: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/16665/alluvium, accessed on June 5th, 2012).
Descriptor Portuguese: Aluvião
Descriptor French: Alluvions
Entry term(s): Alluvial Deposit
Tree number(s): SP4.606.573.348.109
Scope note: Material deposited by rivers. It consists of silt, sand, clay, and gravel and often contains a good deal of organic matter, yelding to very fertile soils. (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/16665/alluvium, accessed on June 5th, 2012).
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
DeCS ID: 34780
Unique ID: DDCS034780
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Alluvium - Preferred
Concept UI FD00060663
Scope note Material deposited by rivers. It consists of silt, sand, clay, and gravel and often contains a good deal of organic matter, yelding to very fertile soils. (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/16665/alluvium, accessed on June 5th, 2012).
Preferred term Alluvium
Entry term(s) Alluvial Deposit



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