Ventifacts are rocks that have been abraded, pitted, etched, grooved, or polished by wind-driven sand or ice crystals. These geomorphic features are most typically found in arid environments where there is little vegetation to interfere with aeolian particle transport, where there are frequently strong winds, and where there is a steady but not ov...
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stone polished by wind-blown sand
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stone that has received one or more highly polished, flattened facets as a result of erosion by windblown sand. The facets are cut in sequence and ...
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A stone that has been flattened and sharpened by wind abrasion. Ventifacts are commonly found strewn across a desert floor.
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A rock that exhibits the effects of sand-blasting or 'snowblasting' on its surfaces, which become fi
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A pebble or cobble shaped and polished by wind abrasion.
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A loose piece of rock that has been polished smooth by wind transported particles. Common in arid environments.
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Rocks that have been abraded, pitted, etched, grooved, or polished by wind-driven sand or ice crystals.
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A pebble, cobble, or boulder faceted by wind driven sand.
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