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A "loess" is a type of soil deposit. It is formed by dust carried on the wind. At the end of the last Ice Age, winds blew off the retreating northern ice sheets and across the "ground up" moraine deposits left by the retreating ice.
As it did so it picked up the fine rock flower from these and dust storms formed, the dust was carried south and then deposited in great thicknesses.
These deposits are yellowish in color and China has a great deal of "loesses".
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoLoess is a sedimentary deposit that consists of tiny mineral particles brought by wind to particular places. Loess if formed by wind, itÕs formed from deposits of wind-blown dust.
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∙ 12y agoLoess is formed by sand and silt that are slightly cemented by calcium carbonate.
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∙ 12y agoLoess deposits form by wind. You may also call it deflation or abrasion even though that is what wind erosions cause.
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∙ 13y agothe fine sand particles brought by the wind gets deposited on large plains,as a result of which loess plains are formed...they are usually found near deserts...
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∙ 14y agoWindblown glacial sediments.
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What are deposits of wind-blown rock flour called?
Loess deposits.
Why do you think loess can be carried further than sand?
Maybe the loess deposits are lighter than the sand.
What are the most common wind deposits?
LoessThe most common wind deposits are loess.
The thick loess deposits in south Dakota Nebraska and Iowa come from-?
The thick loess deposits in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa come from glacial sediments.
Fine sediment deposited by wind in layers is called?
deflate
How do sand dunes and loess deposits form?
Wind erosion and deposition may form sand dunes and loess deposits. When the wind strikes an obstacle, the result is usually a sand dune!
How do loess form and why is it important?
Loess forms by wind. It is thought that loess, a kind of silt or clay, is formed from deposits of wind-blown dust.
What is loess deposits?
Loess is deposited by wind.
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.
What features result from deposition by wind?
Wind erosion and deposition may form sand dunes and loess deposits.
What are a common form of wind deposits in desert regions and near oceans and lakes?
loess
What are common form of wind deposits in deserts regions and near oceans and lakes?
loess
What are two types of deposits formed by wind erosion and deposition?
I am going to say sand dunes and loess deposits are two types of deposits formed by wind erosion.
What are deposits of wind-blown rock flour called?
Loess deposits.
How are the sediments in loess deposits from the sediments in a sand dune?
Loess is very fertile while sand is not
How are sediments in loess deposits from the sediments in a sand dune?
Loess is very fertile while sand is not
Why do you think loess can be carried further than sand?
Maybe the loess deposits are lighter than the sand.
