It was easy to see the alluvial deposits on the banks of the river. From LearnThat.org.
Sapphires are found in alluvial soil near rocks and embedded in gneiss. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Diamonds occur in alluvial lands mostly open and comparatively level, as in India, the Brazil and the Cape. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Underwater abyssal fans can be compared to terrestrial landforms known as alluvial fans. From Wordnik.com. [Physiography of the Earth's terrestrial surface] Reference
The Greeks called the alluvial deposit at the mouth of the Nile, from its shape, the Delta of the Nile. From Wordnik.com. [The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses] Reference
Aquifers occurring in Namibia are classified as alluvial, Kalahari, fracture, Karst or artesian aquifers. From Wordnik.com. [Water profile of Namibia] Reference
Terrain: mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Mr. Littlepage: No, that's an alluvial bottom, Mr. Lake. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
Bangladesh mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Bangladesh: mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast. From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The salt tract is purely alluvial, and appears to be of recent date. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
It is a thing unknown to find a river rising in a low alluvial country. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
The alluvial deposit is also greater, and the trees grow considerably faster. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
The field where the father dug the hole was on the cusp of an alluvial valley. From Wordnik.com. [The Hole Between Them] Reference
The city was built in the midst of an alluvial country, far removed from the hills. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Green paddi-fields, tall sugar-canes, and a world of palms, rise from the alluvial flats of. From Wordnik.com. [Through the Malay Archipelago] Reference
Ardeatina, this is an alluvial soil formed by the action of water on the bank of the Tiber. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Undeveloped natural resources include titanium, iron ore, manganese, uranium, and alluvial gold. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
The first may be grown on any good soil, upland or alluvial: the latter two on dry, well-drained upland only. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
High, ridgy, free, loamy country is usually the most free from frost, and alluvial flats the most liable to it. From Wordnik.com. [Fruits of Queensland] Reference
Mr. Lake: The fact that it is rich alluvial soil does not usually bar coniferous trees; it may in your section. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
It was completely buried in a bed of alluvial clay; one end being 5ft. below the surface, and the other 9ft. below. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
Sandy loams are, therefore, our best pineapple soils, though it does well on free loams of basaltic or alluvial origin. From Wordnik.com. [Fruits of Queensland] Reference
The river, running through an absolutely flat country, composed entirely of alluvial soil, is apt to change its channel. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
The Pryor makes the heaviest, richest shipping, and can only be grown to perfection on alluvial or heavily manured lands. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
The second class of soils suitable to fruit-growing are of alluvial origin, and are of a sandy, loamy nature, of fair depth. From Wordnik.com. [Fruits of Queensland] Reference
Before anyone rushes out to order flags, though, the Vlachs themselves are divided, between mountain Vlachs and alluvial Vlachs. From Wordnik.com. [Pride Of Place] Reference
In their native range the pecan, hickory, and walnut thrive on the alluvial soils of the Missouri and Mississippi River Valleys. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
The streams poured down into the great river, which rose with fearful rapidity, converting all the alluvial meadows into a vast lake. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
The district forms a strip of alluvial land between the hills and the sea, varying from about 9 to 34 m. in breadth; area, 2085 sq. m. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
Its diamond industry is highly decentralized, with thousands of miners sifting through alluvial soil for the gem that will make them rich. From Wordnik.com. [Sifting Through A Dark Business] Reference
Now come another series of sparkling streams, flowing through the alluvial deposits carried down from the mountains, and so on to Casa No. 69. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
North Carolina, near the ocean, the water-table is close to the surface and there is a deep black alluvial soil with a great deal of water in it. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
In my experience, a few alluvial soils that get regular, small additions of organic matter can grow good vegetable crops without additional help. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
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