different between eluviation vs illuviation

eluviation

English

Noun

eluviation (countable and uncountable, plural eluviations)

  1. (soil science, countable) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall
  2. (geology, uncountable) Creation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation.

Related terms

  • eluviate

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illuviation

English

Etymology

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Noun

illuviation (plural illuviations)

  1. (geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum

Related terms

  • illuviate
  • illuvium

See also

  • alluviation
  • eluviation

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