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Definition of Colluvium
1. Noun. (geology) A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Colluvium
1. rock debris [n -VIA or -VIUMS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colluvium
Literary usage of Colluvium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"In parts of the slope located below the intact, planar Martinez surface, clay-rich
colluvium derived from the argillic horizons of the upper Martinez ..."
2. Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests: Workshop by E. K. Sadanandan Nambiar, Christian Cossalter (1999)
"The parent material of the soil is colluvium over saprolite. ... The soil parent
material is recent colluvium without any evidence of ..."
3. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"The upper parts of the hillsides are usually overlain by colluvium (No. 3 in
Figures 1, 2), but with lessening of the rockslide and scree processes the ..."
4. Klamath Falls, Oregon, Earthquakes on September 20, 1993 edited by Steven R. Brantley (1993)
"colluvium refers to deposits of loose debris on relatively steep slopes. Formed by
a combination wash and mass wasting, colluvium moves downslope under the ..."
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