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Continued high winds will pick up dust and silt particles and blow clouds of them cross-country until the wind dies down and the dust and silt fall to earth. Sometimes, especially where I live in North Idaho, the loess (luss) was formed into what look like sand dunes. Dust dunes, I guess.
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What is a loamy soil deposit?
loess
Deposit of windborne silt and dust?
Loess
What is windblown deposit of fine dust?
loess it is pronounced as less
What is a thick deposit of windblown fine grained sediments?
It is a sand dune.
What is the definition of the word loess?
A deposit of very fine wind blown dust in river valleys.
What deposit of clay and slit?
Loess
What is a loamy soil deposit?
loess
Deposit of windborne silt and dust?
Loess
How are sediments in loess deposit different from the sediment in a sand dune?
Loess is very fertile while sand is not
Where is the largest deposit of loess soil in the US?
nebraska
How does a loses deposits form?
Your question doesn't make sense to me . . . maybe you meant, "How does a loess (luss) deposit form?" Loess is a deposit of dusty silty dirt that has been blown into an area from a different location. It often deposits in the shape of sand dunes. The "Palouse Loess Deposit" around Pullman, WA and Moscow, ID is a great example of dune-shaped loess deposits.
Is a loess deposit is a fine wind-deposited sediment?
yes
What is windblown deposit of fine dust?
loess it is pronounced as less
What windblown deposit of fine dust?
loess it is pronounced as less
Loess is German for what?
The English word for Loess is actually also loess, a word that doesn't come up often in everyday speech. Loess means "A buff to gray windblown deposit of fine-grained, calcareous silt or clay" --credit to dictionary.reference.com
What is a thick deposit of windblown fine grained sediments?
It is a sand dune.
What are a common form of wind deposit in desert regions and near lakes and oceans?
loess
