Parent Materials Mode of Deposition in British Columbia
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Alluvial)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/alluvial_floodplain_bcs2.jpg)
Flood Plain
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Alluvial)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/alluvial_bcs2.jpg)
Alluvial material deposited by modern stream water: variable deposit of sand, silt and clay.
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Fluvioglacial material deposited by flowing glacial meltwater. Mostly sand and/or gravel..
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Organic)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/organic_bcs2.jpg)
Organic material deposited when accumulation exceeds decomposition. Stratified deposit of peat.
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Colluvial)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/colluvial_bcs2.jpg)
Colluvial material deposited by direct gravity induced movement. Variable deposit ranging from clay to boulders.
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Lacustrine)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/lacustrine_bcs2.jpg)
Lacustrine material deposited by glacial lake water. Mostly silt and clay.
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Morainal)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/morainal_bcs2.jpg)
Morainal material deposited by ice. A mixture of boulders, stones, sand, silt and clay.