1) Bank deposit 2) Bluff deposit 3) Calcareous deposit 4) Clay deposit 5) Clayey deposit 6) Clayey deposit formed by wind 7) Deposit loam 8) Deposit of loam 9) Deposit of windblown dust 10) Dirt 11) Dust bowl product 12) Earth deposit 13) Fertile loam 14) Fertile soil 15) Fertile type of soil 16) Fine clay
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fine, silty, pale yellow or buff in color, windblown (eolian) type of unconsolidated deposit.
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An extremely fertile, fine-grained loam composed of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay; deposited by the wind during the Pleistocene Age. It originates in arid regions from glacial outwash (Morris 1992).
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Very fine-grained sediments deposited by wind action. Commonly associated with the margins of continental ice sheets. Large expanses of loess from the recent ice age are in large part responsible for the bountiful corn and wheat fields of the American Midwest.
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deposit of rich and fertile soil
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• (n.) A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.
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an unstratified, geologically recent deposit of silty or loamy material that is usually buff or yellowish brown in colour and is chiefly deposited ... [16 related articles]
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A deposit of windblown sand and clay weakly cemented by calcite.
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An extremely fertile, yellowish, fine loamy soil of wind-deposited silt, often composed of the following mineral components: quartz, feldspar, horneblende, mica, and clay minerals. The silt is blown in from dry, arid places and have glacial origins. Thick deposits of loess are found on the east side of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, and hill ...
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A homogeneous, unstratified accumulation of silt-sized material deposited by the wind.
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A load of silt that is produced by the erosion of outwash and transported by wind. Much loess found in the Mississippi Valley, China, and Europe is believed to have been deposited during the Pleistocene Epoch.
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Loess noun [ German
löss .]
(Geol.) A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.
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Unconsolidated, deposited silt and dust.
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Deposits of silt laid down by aeolian processes over extensive areas of the mid-latitudes during glacial and postglacial times.
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Loess is a German term applied to a finely comminuted sand or pulverulent loam of a yellowish colour and doubtful origin which occurs as a deposit sometimes in masses of great thickness chiefly in the valleys of the Rhine, the Danube, the Hoang-Ho, the Missouri, and various other rivers, forming a highly fertile soil.
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A widespread, loose deposit consisting mainly of silt; most loess deposits formed during the Pleistocene as an accumulation of wind-blown dust carried from deserts, alluvial plains, or glacial deposits.
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n. A widespread, loose deposit consisting mainly of silt; most loess deposits formed during the Pleistocene as an accumulation of wind-blown dust carried from deserts, alluvial plains, or glacial deposits.
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n. A widespread, loose deposit consisting mainly of silt; most loess deposits formed during the Pleistocene as an accumulation of wind-blown dust carried from deserts, alluvial plains, or glacial deposits.
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Translations for „Loess“ Become a Premium Member today! See under soil type. Floor type Next to climate and grape variety, one of the most important factors influencing the quality of wine. The different soil types have developed over millions of years through physical and chemical weathering of rocks and through humification of ...
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A buff-colored, wind-blown deposit of fine silt, which is frequently exposed in bluffs with steep faces. The thickness can range from 6 to 30 m. The loess of the USA and Europe is thought to be the fine materials first transported and deposited by the waters of melting ice sheets during the glacial period. It was later blown consider- able distance...
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Unconsolidated, wind deposited sediment composed largely of silt-sized quartz particles (0.015-0.05 mm diameter) and showing little or no stratification. It occurs widely in the central USA, northern Europe, Russia, China, and Argentina. In all but China, it is evidently derived largely from reworked glacial outwash
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noun a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
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Yellow loam, derived from glacial meltwater deposits and accumulated by wind in periglacial regions during the ice ages. Loess usually attains considerable depths, and the soil derived from it is very fertile. There are large deposits in central Europe (Hungary), China, and North America. It was first described in 1821 in the Rhine area, and takes ...
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Deposits of wind-borne dust.
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a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
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