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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 273 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DILUVIUM (
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Lat. for "
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deluge," from diluere, to
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wash away)  , a
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term in
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geology for superficial deposits formed by
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flood-like operations of
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water, and so contrasted with
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alluvium (q.v.) or alluvial deposits formed by slow and steady aqueous agencies . The term was formerly given to the "
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boulder
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clay " deposits, supposed to have been caused by the Noachian
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deluge .

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