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Loess in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.

Loess (, , , or ) is an aeolian sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown silt, typically in the 20–50 micrometre size range, twenty percent or less clay and the balance equal parts sand and silt that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate. It is usually homogeneous and highly porous and is traversed by vertical capillaries that permit the sediment to fracture and form vertical bluffs.

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• Related: Loam, Brickearth

Glacial Deposits: Loess and Till. Glacial Deposits: Loess and Till. www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/larson/loess.html - Web

The Loess Hills of Western Iowa The Loess Hills of Western Iowa www.nfinity.com/~exile/loesspg.htm - Web

The Loess Hills of Roztocze The Loess Hills of Roztocze www.mojeroztocze.pl/index.php/galeria?func=viewcategory&catid=3 - Web

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