FLUVIOMARINE
\flˈuːva͡ɪˌɒməɹˌiːn], \flˈuːvaɪˌɒməɹˌiːn], \f_l_ˈuː_v_aɪ_ˌɒ_m_ə_ɹ_ˌiː_n]\
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In geol. a term applied to such deposits as have been formed in estuaries or on the bottom of the sea at a greater or less distance from the embouchure by rivers bearing with them the detritus of the land.
By Daniel Lyons
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.