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alluvial fan: a standalone construct

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Geomorphology

a cone-shaped sediment body built where a confined mountain channel spreads onto a lower plain.

In geomorphology, alluvial fan refers to a cone-shaped sediment body built where a confined mountain channel spreads onto a lower plain. This meaning comes from Blair (1994) in Journal of Sedimentary Research.[1]

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References

Blair, T. C., & McPherson, J. G. (1994). Alluvial fans and their natural distinction from rivers based on morphology, hydraulic processes, sedimentary processes, and facies assemblages. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 64(3a), 450-489. https://doi.org/10.1306/d4267dde-2b26-11d7-8648000102c1865d

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