Parent materials mode of meposition in the Yukon Territory

Alluvial

Alluvial material deposited by rivers and streams: mostly sand, silt and gravel.

Colluvial

Colluvial material deposited under influence of gravity. Mostly sand, silt and angular bedrock fragments.

Colluvial

Colluvial material deposited under influence of gravity. Mostly sand, silt and angular bedrock fragments.

Fluvioglacial

Fluvioglacial material deposited by flowing glacial meltwater. Mostly sand and/or gravel.

Lacustrine

Lacustrine material deposited by glacial lake water. Mostly silt and clay.

Morainal

Morainal marterial deposited by ice. A mixture of boulders, stones, sand, silt and clay.