eluvial deposit
eluvial deposit A residual accumulation of ore minerals that occurs above the source rock and has experienced no transport. In eluvial deposits concentrations of economic minerals are usually increased above the value of those in the underlying rocks by the removal of soluble elements from the host material, e.g. the tin deposits of Rondonia, Brazil. Compare ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS.
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