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Earthquake Image Glossary

 


Glossary of earthquake terms

 

alluvium along Salt River, Arizona
Salt River, Arizona (Photo by Sharon Reynolds, Arizona State University)

Alluvium
Alluvium is loose gravel, sand, silt, or clay deposited by streams.
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