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Material deposited under the influence of gravity on steep slopes.
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(3)(a) processes related to the slow movement of the ground due to gravity (creep); (b) a hillside deposit developed by mass movement of rock on slopes leading away from the exposed source rock (lode).
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Broken rock fragments and debris which falls down slopes.
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refers to material transported by gravity
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The movement and deposition of sediment and debris on slopes.
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Pertaining to loose sediment deposits usually found at the base of a cliff or slope brought there mainly by gravity.
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Process where transported chiefly by gravity and is unsorted. It may travel within water
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Consisting of a mixture of soil and angular fragments of rock that have accumulated at the foot and on slopes of mountainsides under the influence of gravity.
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A loose deposit of rock debris accumulated through the action of gravity at the base of a cliff or slope.
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