Question

What is the older alluvium, composed of lime nodules called?

Answer 1

Alluvium:

1. The alluvium is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by moving water in a stream bed, floodplain, alluvial fan, or beach, among other places.
2. The alluvium is also known as an alluvial deposit.
3. The alluvium is often geologically new and unconsolidated.
4. Bhangar is an older clay and cooler alluvium with lime nodules known as Kankars found in doabs.