USGS: Science Topics: alluvial fans

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Alluvial fans

Fan-shaped deposits of alluvium (river or stream-bed sediment).

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Geology of Death Valley National Park [New Window]: Site has links to Death Valley's geologic history, rocks and minerals, geologic time, geologic maps.
Mississippi Fan internet map [New Window]: Mississippi River alluvial fan interactive map with GIS data and imagery depicting core sites, depositional and channel interpretation, Gloria and SeaMarc datasets.

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