champlain period

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champlain period - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Champlain period \Cham*plain" pe"ri*od\ (Geol.)
     A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the
     Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain.
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     Note: The earlier deposits of this period are diluvial in
           character, as if formed in connection with floods
           attending the melting of the glaciers, while the later
           deposits are of finer material in more quiet waters, as
           the alluvium.
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