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AEOLIAN SEDIMENTS
Sediments transported and deposited by the wind, principally sand as dunes, and silt as loess, but including a wide range of materials which are transported various distances at various levels in the atmosphere (see Figure). Windblown clay contributes to pelagic sediment (pelagite) in the ocean. Aeolian deposits are significant in deserts and coastaldunes.
Aeolian sedimentsTypical dominant particle size, distance ...
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